Covid in Scotland: 'No plans' to make jabs compulsory for care home staff
The Scottish government has slotxo said it is not planning to make the vaccination of care home workers compulsory.
The measure could be brought in for staff in care homes for older people in England, the BBC has been told.
Care staff there are expected to be given 16 weeks to have the jab - or face being redeployed away from frontline care or losing their jobs.
But Scottish Business Minister Ivan McKee said there were "no plans" to implement a similar policy in Scotland.
Scottish Care said UK government plans to mandate vaccinations had "little relevance" in Scotland as all staff had received both doses.
Public Health Scotland figures show 100% coverage for care home workers on first and second doses of the Covid vaccine, based on an estimate of 50,000 care home workers.
The latest figures show that 53,952 workers had received at least their first dose of a vaccine.
The estimate has been exceeded because of the high level of turnover among care home staff, meaning new workers are constantly being recruited, according to Scottish Care, which represents the independent care sector.
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