Claim: A requirement for doctors to have a Hepatitis B vaccine sets a clear precedent for requiring care home workers to have the Covid-19 vaccine.
Fact-check: Is there a precedent for mandatory vaccines for care home workers? - Full Fact
Verdict: guidance states that healthcare staff doing certain exposure prone procedures do need to have had the hepatitis b vaccine, but this is not law.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2021-03-26T00:00:00