A new campaign could soon see unvaccinated Britons being offered jabs on their own doorstep by visiting health teams.
The threat and rapid spread of the Omicron variant triggered new coronavirus restrictions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Whether England will follow suit is still uncertain, but the government is reportedly hoping to fight Omicron with door-to-door vaccines instead, according to the Mail on Sunday.
It comes after a similar month-long trial at Ipswitch, Suffolk, which began in late November.
Public health teams started in Ipswitch’s Westgate area – where there is a low vaccine intake rate – and went to every house.
They chatted with people who were worried about the vaccine and offered transportation to centers where people could get their jabs.
There was also a bus that took around the area and offered pictures on the go so the locals did not even have to get anywhere.
Similar efforts were seen in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and now they can be expanded across the country.
A minister told the Mail on Sunday: ‘I think anything that encourages vaccine-hesitation makes sense.
‘The mood in the country is stiffening against people refusing to be vaccinated.’
Doctors have said that up to 90% of Covid patients in intensive care units are unvaccinated.
While tens of thousands of millions of doses of the Covid vaccine have been administered across the UK, there are still millions of people who are completely unvaccinated.
England are anxiously awaiting to see if Boris Johnson will curb the freedoms before New Year’s Eve amid rising infections.
But the Prime Minister would have to recall Parliament to do this, and some believe he is running out of time.
However, whether Mr Johnson chooses to implement new rules or not, schools are not expected to be closed.
A source close to Education Minister Nadhim Zahawi told the Sunday Times: ‘The Prime Minister and Nadhim are fully committed to keeping the schools open and there is a joint commitment across the government to do so.
‘Education is a top priority and school closures are not something to be considered.’
In Wales, a maximum of six people can meet in pubs, cinemas and restaurants from the second day of Christmas.
Only 30 people are now allowed for indoor events, while 50 people are allowed outdoors.
Nightclubs are closed and the requirement of social distance of two meters is left in place.
In Scotland, large events must be one meter physical distance and will be limited to 100 people standing indoors, 200 people sitting indoors and 500 people outdoors.
From tomorrow, only up to three households can meet and have fun, and they must keep a distance of one meter between them.
Any serving of alcohol can only do so with table service.
Similarly, Northern Ireland has closed nightclubs and indoor events have been banned.
Only three households are allowed to mix, and the ‘six-rule’ has returned to hospitality sites.
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