A doctor has spoken to the Health Secretary about his refusal to be vaccinated despite working in intensive care since the start of the pandemic.

Dr Steve James, a consultant anaesthetist at King's College Hospital in London, who has worked in the ICU since early 2020 treating Covid patients, told Sajid Javid why he did not believe in vaccination.

In a video released by Sky News, the doctor told Mr Javid: 'I had COVID at some point, I've got antibodies, and I've been working on COVID ICU since the beginning.

'I have not had a vaccination, I do not want to have a vaccination. The vaccines are reducing transmission only for about eight weeks for Delta, with Omicron it's probably less.

'And for that, I would be dismissed if I don't have a vaccine? The science isn't strong enough.'

According to Mr Javid in November, more than 93% of NHS front-line staff had had their first dose and 90% were fully vaccinated. This is higher than the wider population, where 90% have had a first dose and 83% have had both.

The UK government says all National Health Service staff working directly with patients must have had two vaccinations by an April deadline. If these staff cannot be redeployed to other roles, they face losing their jobs, Kay confirmed.

The move has seen resistance from some NHS workers. On Friday (January 7), Britain's Health Minister Sajid Javid was confronted by an unvaccinated doctor who disagreed with the upcoming rule change.

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