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Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi fears black and ethnic minorities may see a lower take-up of the Covid-19 vaccination.
There are concerns language and cultural barriers are feeding the spread of false information as the Government scientific advice panel revealed large differences in different communities taking the vaccine.
A document released by SAGE last week found a marked difference existed by ethnicity, with black ethnic groups the most likely to be Covid-19 hesitant, followed by Pakistani/Bangladeshi groups .
The report said adults in minority ethnic groups were less likely to receive vaccines than those in white groups, by between 10-20%.
Mr Zahawi said: My big worry is if 85% of the adult population get vaccinated, if the 15% skews heavily to the BAME community, the virus will very quickly infect that community.
Fears for BAME community as more refuse to have vaccine
Adults in minority ethnic groups were less likely to receive the vaccine than those in white groups, by between 10-20%
09:06, 18 JAN 2021
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