Huge operation is underway through 2021 will provide 1.3 billion doses on.

While many people want this a soon as possible, some are asking, Do I have to be vaccinated?

Well, let's be absolutely clear.

The answer in the UK is no.

I strongly urge people toe take up the vaccine, but it is no part of our culture or our ambition in this country to make vaccines mandatory.

That's not how we do things we know.

Some will be exempt for health reasons, but for the vaccines to tame covert 19, around 60 to 70% of adults need tohave one.

There's one U.

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Official puts it.

Vaccines are useless if they are not, uh, used to vaccinate.

That's a cause for concern in France, the prime minister says.

My fear is that not enough French people will get vaccinated, which is why there's gonna be a lot of encouragement in a range of forms.

The first is reassurance on the safety of this vaccine, some politicians or even offering to get the jab on TV.

I thought it would help persuade anybody to do it.

I will do it next.

Immunization cards Air coming The Welsh government says anyone who's vaccinated will get one on.

It's likely that in lots of countries you'll need proof of vaccine to do certain things we know in international Travel Pass is also in development.

It will be in the form of an app on a passenger's phone.

So the data for example, coronavirus test result that is negative could be stored on their on also proof of a vaccine.

Australian airline Qantas is going further, suggesting it will only take passengers who've had the jabs on def Airlines can exert pressure soaking countries.

We know this from the control of yellow fever.

These countries in Africa are on a long list of places you can't visit unless you've had the yellow fever vaccine.

Something similar may happen with co vid.

Australia's prime minister says there could be options where people have the choice of two weeks of quarantine or being vaccinated.

I think that will be an incentive, he adds, on if that's how we'll be encouraged in some countries, the case for mandatory vaccines is also being made.

This may only apply to specific jobs, and there's a precedent for this.

For example, some health workers in the U.

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And Finland have to get a flu jab.

US.

Authorities suggest the same could happen with co vid.

More broadly, The New York Times reports that Joe Biden's transition team is discussing the possibility of mandating the vaccine in the U.

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Fire the government or via employers and schools.

That, too, has president In Australia, some state payments are tied to Children being vaccinated, and France and Italy have a number of compulsory vaccines for Children.

But while those laws have increased vaccination rates, they may also provoked a counter reaction.

One French biologist has told local media the concern that every time or vaccines have pushed upon us, there is a greater resistance to them, Her argument being that mandates contrive anti vax sentiment.

For now, though, governments around the world have focused on showing that this vaccine is safe on is the best route back to normal life.

There also focused on making this vaccine available because, let's remember, it will be many months before everyone who's persuaded can say yes.