We ask the people of Liverpool: should the COVID-19 vaccine be mandatory?

With parts of Europe reintroducing lockdown measures and implementing laws on vaccination we hit the streets to ask what you think about the situation in the UK.

By Emily Bonner

Published 22nd Nov 2021, 22:53 BST

Updated 23rd Nov 2021, 06:00 BST

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Austria went back into lockdown this week and announced it will make COVID-19 vaccines a legal requirement by next February.

With Prime Minister Boris Johnson warning of a “new wave“ of coronavirus sweeping through Europe, should the UK follow Austria’s lead?

We asked the people of Liverpool for their opinions on lockdown, mandatory COVID-19 jabs and what should be done to tackle rising infection rates.

Watch the video above to see what they said.

According the the latest government figures, all six of the Liverpool City Region boroughs have shown an increase in COVID-19 cases in the seven days up to 17 November.

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