Mandatory vaccinations

We’ll discuss mandatory vaccinations and hear from a nurse in the US who has been suspended by her employer over her refusal to have Covid vaccine. She is part of the group of medical workers at Houston Methodist Hospital, who are challenging their suspension in court. She explains her concerns over Covid vaccines.

As ever, we’ll also speak to one of our regular coronavirus experts, Dr Emma Hodcroft, to get her take on today’s other headlines on the virus.

And we play the final part in our series of conversations with Iranians ahead of tomorrow’s presidential elections. Today, Rana Rahimpour from BBC Persian speaks to three people who all lost family members in the Ukrainian plane crash in January 2020. Iran said it unintentionally shot down the passenger jet but the relatives are calling for an explanation on the government’s handling of the crash.

Picture: A nurse prepares a syringe with a dose of the AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria) vaccine Credit: EPA/NARONG SANGNAK