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Former prime minister of United Kingdom Tony Blair has described eligible people who are not vaccinated against Covid and have no medical reason not to get the jab as idiots.
The former Labour PM tells Times Radio those who choose not to have a vaccine should not be targeted in a heavy-handed way but persuaded to have a jab, reports BBC.
He says: "There may be all sorts of reasons, but honestly it is in their own interest, never mind the public interest, for them to get vaccinated."
He also says the decision to vaccinate people under the age of 12 should have been taken "some time ago", adding: "I don't know what we're waiting for."
He says he backs the government in not imposing further further restrictions before Christmas but describes the decision as "incredibly difficult" and a "gamble".
