VIVIENNE PARRY: Should Covid-19 vaccines be mandatory for NHS staff?

Could the NHS be on the verge of adopting a ‘no jab, no job’ policy? Government insiders claimed as much last week, leading to disappointing – yet predictable – outrage from unions. We’ve been calling for this kind of regulation for months – and, despite getting a hammering from the anti-vax crowd on social media … Read more

VIVIENNE PARRY: Should we put teenage ‘mega-spreaders’ next in line for the vaccine?

When we first warned, in November, about the devastating impact of hospital-acquired Covid during the first wave – as thousands of patients who were being treated on wards for other conditions caught Covid and then died – we were shouted down, most notably by NHS England itself. Its spin doctors first obfuscated and then tried … Read more

VIVIENNE PARRY: Joan Bakewell is misguided to demand all over-80s get second jab within three weeks

I have a lot of respect for Joan Bakewell. A trailblazer, at 87 she is still making waves. But last week my heart sank when she appeared on Good Morning Britain saying she’s planning to take the Government to court over its decision to delay second doses of the Covid vaccine from three weeks to … Read more

All NHS staff MUST get Covid vaccine – whether they like it or not, says ex-adviser VIVIENNE PARRY

The scientists have done their bit, and the regulators have made the assessment. This week, if all goes according to plan, the rollout begins: the first members of the British public will be vaccinated against Covid-19. Good vibes all round. As Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam pointed out last week, this first wave of … Read more