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Britons would not be required to take a coronavirus vaccine if a successful one was to be developed, the Government has hinted. Finlay from Adrossan asked the daily briefing participants if

it would be mandatory to be administered the vaccine in the future. Health Secretary Matt Hancock stressed that a vaccine would only be recommended if it was clinically safe. AT THIS

DIFFICULT TIME FOR FRONTLINE DOCTORS AND NURSES, SIGN UP HERE TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT NOW TO OUR BRAVE NHS HEROES. Chief Knowledge Officer of Public Health England, Professor John Newton said:

"The most successful vaccine programmes tend to be by consent. "What really matters is clear explanation of the benefits and risks that are associated with the vaccine. "And a

really good system to make the vaccine available to everybody who needs it. "Although some countries have adopted mandatory programmes, the most successful programmes tend to be done

on the basis of consent, good information and good delivery mechanisms." READ MORE: CORONAVIRUS BREATHROUGH: 30M VACCINES SET TO BE AVAILABLE JUST FOR UK Professor Newton added that

mandation could be useful in some circumstances. Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty detailed the "broad" ways a vaccine could be used, besides the typical manner. He said:

"There are a lot of different sorts of vaccines, but you can broadly use them in two ways. "The first way, which everybody thinks about, is as an epidemic modifying vaccine."

He added: "You would do this if there weren't enough vaccines and you want to protect the people who are most vulnerable. "Or you might do it because it's a partially

effective vaccine that can stop people dying. "But it's not enough to stop the transmission of the virus. "In that case, you'd give it to a much smaller number of people.

"Clearly, in that second group, you are absolutely doing it only to protect the person being vaccinated."