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A consultation is being launched to look at the proposals.<\/p>\n
It comes amid fears not enough care home staff have received a jab to protect the most vulnerable of residents.<\/p>\n
The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) committee advising ministers on coronavirus believes 80 percent of care home staff and 90 percent of residents need a vaccine in order to provide the protection necessary to avoid an outbreak.<\/p>\n
However at present nearly half of all care homes have failed to reach the threshold.<\/p>\n
The Health Secretary said: “Older people living in care homes are most at risk of suffering serious consequences of Covid-19 and we have seen the grave effects the virus has had on this group.<\/p>\n
“Making vaccines a condition of deployment is something many care homes have called for, to help them provide greater protection for staff and residents in older people’s care homes and so save lives.<\/p>\n
“The vaccine is already preventing deaths and is our route out of this pandemic.<\/p>\n
“We have a duty of care to those most vulnerable to Covid-19, so it is right we consider all options to keep people safe.”<\/p>\n