France to make COVID-19 shot mandatory for health workers -BFM TV

PARIS - 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.

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 to rethink for health workers.