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we should hear from the iaaf later today as they address that issue of empty seats. i will be back at about 1:30pm. see you then. let's get more now on the news that the health secretary, matt hancock, says he's "looking very seriously" at making vaccinations compulsory for all school children in england. let's speak to professor helen stokes—lampard, chair of the royal college of gps. thank you forjoining us. do you think vaccinations should be compulsory? not yet, is the short a nswer to compulsory? not yet, is the short answer to that question. making anything mandatory has an instinct of appeal, but there is a complexity about this. in the uk, we have a lwa ys about this. in the uk, we have always been proud of the fact that we give people choice over their health decisions, and choice about what they do for their children's well—being. rushing into mandating vaccination could have unintended consequences, notably that it might drive a wedge between doctors and their patients. however, we have to be realistic. if the trend for falling vaccination rates contin