Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Covid-19 inquiry has warned the government must urgently rebuild public trust in vaccines and combat online misinformation ahead of a future pandemic. The inquiry's fourth report found that a lack of trust in government and health systems contributed to susceptibility to false information about Covid vaccines. It concluded that mandatory vaccines for care workers were a 'political' decision, not based on clinical advice. Inquiry chair Heather Hallett called for action across all four nations to build trust in communities with lower vaccine uptake and improve accessibility. Despite these concerns, the overall vaccine rollout was hailed as a 'success story' for its rapid development without compromising safety, though a YouGov poll shows 69 per cent of NHS workers feel unprepared for another pandemic. In fullCovid-19 inquiry latest: Urgent work needed to rebuild trust in vaccines after pandemic, ministers warnedThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Mandatory vaccine decisions ‘political and not led by clinical advice’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Covid-19 inquiry has warned the government must urgently rebuild public trust in vaccines and combat online misinformation ahead of a future pandemic. The inquiry's fourth report found that a lack of trust in government and health systems contributed to susceptibility to false information about Covid vaccines. It concluded that mandatory vaccines for care workers were a 'political' decision, not based on clinical advice. Inquiry chair Heather Hallett called for action across all four nations to build trust in communities with lower vaccine uptake and improve accessibility. Despite these concerns, the overall vaccine rollout was hailed as a 'success story' for its rapid development without compromising safety, though a YouGov poll shows 69 per cent of NHS workers feel unprepared for another pandemic. In fullCovid-19 inquiry latest: Urgent work needed to rebuild trust in vaccines after pandemic, ministers warnedThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
