Hancock: vaccinations to be possibly made compulsory for state school pupils

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www.theguardian.com/society/2019/sep/29/government-seriously-considering-compulsory-vaccinations-matt-hancock

The government is “looking very seriously” at making vaccinations compulsory for state school pupils and has taken advice on how such a law could work, the health secretary has said.

“I’ve said before that we should be open-minded, and frankly, what I’d say is that when the state provides services to people then it’s a two-way street – you’ve got to take your responsibilities, too,” Hancock told the Q&A session hosted by the Huffington Post.

“So I think there’s a very strong argument for having compulsory vaccinations for children when they go to school, because otherwise they’re putting other children at risk.

“Then I’d want to make it very easy if the children do arrive at school not vaccinated, simply to get vaccinated, and make it the norm. But I think there’s a very strong argument for movement to compulsory vaccination, and I think the public would back us.”

I think we are a very very long way from having sufficient vaccine for such a programme, I’d imagine it’s a long way down the vaccine priority list. Matt Hancock would be better concentrating on the actual problems right now (testing availability, local spikes) than pontificating about things and making empty promises/threats.

Old news.

Ah, just seen the date. Fair enough, when he said it MH may have had fewer things going on. I cannot see it being remotely a government priority at the moment.

The coronavirus topic isn't relevant to this.

How is not relevant?

Why would all state school students need to be vaccinated if there is such low risk of them contracting or spreading the virus in school?

It’s not about the Covid vaccine, that’s why it’s not relevant. It’s about vaccination in general. It’s from September last year.