New poll shows one in three support unvaccinated being forced into lockdown

A new poll suggests one in three people in the UK believe those who remain unvaccinated should be forced into a lockdown until the covid-19 pandemic has passed.

The Telegraph reports that the survey reveals support for harsher measures being introduced for people who have yet to be jabbed.

The UK’s coronavirus alert level was raised on Sunday from three to four due to the spread of the Omicron variant. The last time the UK was at level four was in May.

The new ORB survey of 2,067 adults found 35 per cent believed those who remain unvaccinated should be forced into a lockdown until the pandemic ends, while almost half disagreed.

And nearly one in three of people disagreed that those who are unvaccinated should have the same access to hospital procedures, compared to 55 per cent who agreed.

Six in ten said it should be compulsory for all workers to be vaccinated, while the same agreed those who are refusing to take the vaccine should not be allowed into restaurants, pubs and cinemas.

More than two in three people would support pub or restaurant owners who ban unvaccinated people from their venues.

It comes ahead of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s planned televised statement on covid at 8pm this evening.

He is expected to provide an update on the booster programme, and the BBC has been told there will not be any more new rules announced.