More than 70,000 unvaccinated NHS staff will need to get the jab or risk losing their job after the government announced Covid-19 jabs would be compulsory for NHS England workers.

The figure is a government estimate of how many staff in the health service will remain unvaccinated after the grace period ends on April 1 2022.

Exemptions will be given to those who do not have face to face contact with patients and those who are medically exempt.

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