WASHINGTON (AFP) - Anthony Fauci, the United States' top infectious diseases official, said Wednesday the government wouldn't make any future Covid-19 vaccine obligatory for the general public - though local jurisdictions could make it mandatory for some groups, like children.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - Anthony Fauci, the United States' top infectious diseases official, said Wednesday the government wouldn't make any future Covid-19 vaccine obligatory for the general public - though local jurisdictions could make it mandatory for some groups, like children.
"You can mandate for certain groups of people like health workers, but for the general population you can't," he added, citing the example of the National Institutes of Health, where health workers cannot treat patients without a flu shot.
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