Experts’ warning as Covid crackdowns across Europe result in widespread protests
Proposals to impose vaccine passports and other restrictions on the movements of unvaccinated people in the UK should be treated with caution, scientists warned last week. Such plans would not lead to rapid reductions in Covid-19 case numbers and could trigger hostility to future vaccine campaigns, they said.
These warnings were made after several European countries – including Belgium, Germany and Norway – revealed last week that they were preparing to beef up measures to tackle low uptake of Covid-19 vaccines as case rates continue to rocket across the continent. On Friday, Austria announced it would become the first country in Europe to make coronavirus jabs mandatory. All citizens will be required to have one from 1 February next year.
