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Video report by ITV News Political Reporter Shehab Khan and Senior Producer Roohi Hasan
ITV News has visited two of the worst Covid hit areas with large ethnic minority communities, London s Tower Hamlets and Birmingham, to see first hand the issues and concerns facing the local vaccine effort. New figures seen exclusively by ITV News show that black people in Tower Hamlets are lagging far behind white counterparts in vaccination uptake, with 58% compared to 88%. In the borough, South Asians are dying at three times the rate of their white counterparts. One local GP told us: “The death rate in this area from Covid is one of the highest in the country. And yet the community that is most likely to die from Covid is the least likely to come forward and be vaccinated. And that is of enormous concern to me and other GPs.”
BROCKTON Every December, for two consecutive nights, the auditorium at Brockton High School is filled to the brim with proud family members and others looking to hear an evening of holiday music.
That s not possible this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but people will still be able to listen to the concert virtually.
Brockton High School is holding a Virtual Holiday Concert at 7 p.m. Monday, featuring more than 300 student performers. The performance will be broadcast live through the Brockton Community Access YouTube channel and on cable access channel 98 in the city.
The annual Holiday Concert is a time-honored tradition, running for more for more than 40 years.