France is set to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for health workers, BFM TV reported on Monday, in a U-turn meant to help slow the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant, APA reports quoting Reuters.
France has an entrenched anti-vaccination movement but authorities had so far banked on convincing enough people, including medical staff, to voluntarily get inoculated and curb the spread of the virus.
However, a slowdown in vaccination rates and a sharp upturn in new infections due to the now-dominant Delta variant have forced a government rethink for health workers.
Vaccination would remain voluntary for the general public, although it could also be made compulsory for other frontline workers including fire fighters, BFM said ahead of a televised speech to the nation by President Emmanuel Macron.
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