Reports of unvaccinated Strictly dancers spark privacy debate

Row over stars allegedly refusing jabs highlights difficult balance between medical privacy and right to know risk

The return of Strictly Come Dancing has brought the usual mix of glitz, intrigue and overly ambitious routines into the nation’s homes. But this year there was an extra strand to the dance-based psychodrama: a national debate over whether an individual has the right to keep their vaccination status private.

While millions of people tuned in for the first episode, the BBC was busy dealing with claims that some of the show’s professional dancers have not had a Covid-19 vaccine, potentially putting others on the close-contact programme at risk.

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