The Health Secretary Sajid Javid has backed down on compulsory jabs for NHS workers, saying the requirement is 'no longer proportionate'.

The government is dropping the rules, which would have meant staff in England had until this week to receive their first jab, or face losing their jobs in April.

Some NHS staff say that the mandate U-turn comes too late, as many who didn't want to get the vaccine have already left their positions.

Sky's Ashish Joshi speaks to one medical student who did not want the coronavirus vaccine.

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