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Thurrock councillors encourage members of BAME community to take vaccine
Minority Ethnic people to get Covid-19 vaccination in response to the
report that there has been a low uptake of the Vaccine in BAME
communities.
Daniel Chukwu met virtually and discussed the vaccine awareness plans
jointly with residents to get the Covid vaccine.
Speaking in the meeting, Cllr Okunade said, “This is a united voice
across Thurrock asking the communities, particularly the people from
BAME communities, to come forward and take the vaccine. I believe
this will help all of us to get rid of coronavirus.”
Cllr Akinbohun said, “I strongly encourage everyone to participate
TRIBUTES has been paid to Baldev Singh Gill, 74, whose death was announced on Saturday, 17 January.
Mr Singh was president of Grays Sikh Gurdawara and a leader of the town’s Sikh community who was widely respected across the borough and worked with many other local faith groups.
A tribute was paid this evening by West Thurrock and South Stifford ward Cllr Qaisar Abbas.
He said: “I met him various times in different events and always found him very kind and decent.
“He was a towering figure and pillar of local Sikh community.
“He had unique skills to bring different people together and he will be missed not just by Sikh community, but by all of us.”