A mosque in Birmingham today started dishing out coronavirus vaccinations amid fears the uptake is too low in BAME groups.
Another 60 pharmacy-led sites including a cinema also opened their doors to turbo-charge the rollout, as ministers race to meet their deadline of inoculating the 14million most vulnerable people by mid-February.
The expansion also came as Britain s first 24/7 vaccination hubs inside hospitals in Birmingham and Nottinghamshire began offering jabs as part of a pilot scheme.
It comes after a survey found that 72 per cent of black Britons were unlikely or very unlikely to get a coronavirus jabs compared to 82 per cent of all Brits saying they would attend appointments for the vaccine.
By Mark Evenstad
Dec 23, 2020 8:12 PM
One person was injured Monday when a driver ran a red light, causing a crash in Dubuque. 57 year old Sheila Evans of Dubuque was taken by ambulance to UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital for treatment. A report says the crash just before 2pm Monday at the intersection of Main and West 10th streets. Police said Evans was on Main when she ran a red light. 56 year old Garth Meyer of Dubuque was traveling on West 10th and hit Evans’ vehicle. Evans was cited with failure to respond to a red light.
with me now, john alpert and matthew o neal, producers of redemption. it s received an oscar nod for documentary short. big congratulations to both of you. very, very exciting for all of you. this is very fascinating because we ve all seen this on the streets, particularly those of us who live in new york city. take us inside this world, john. it s a world we pass by but never talk to the people doing it. it s a growing army every sipping l day. as the jobs disappear from new york city, people have to survive. they re going through the garbage. it s 5 cents for each can and bottle. i know hbo documentary producer sheila evans was getting out for work and seeing these people and thinking, wow, what hard work they re doing. they re not homeless people, are they? these are people working hard and struggling to survive. president obama talking about the middle class. these are the working poor,
0 that s fifth all time highest storm total at that airport. this is a significant storm event. tomorrow the nbta says that all the bus service, train service, commuter rail service will operate on a normal schedule, but people should know the times will not necessarily be what they re used to. so come extra early if your boss is a stickler about you showing up for work on time. you might want to show up at your local train stop a little earlier tomorrow. limited service is going to get under way about 2:00 today, alex. for a lot of folks who depend on public transit, this is a good thing for them because they can get out and about over the next couple three hours while we still have daylight to get some things done. and you mentioned that sad, sad tragic story about that boy in d dor chester in the boston area, that was one of many calls of people being overcome by carbon monoxide, smoke, and gases. people need to be careful. there s a lot of hazards out here. i fell down some stairs
tonight. everybody i know is very excited about it. the kennedy clan, the kennedy mystique a powerful one in the american imagination. tell us how you decided to make this movie and your mom s initial reaction. that s a great bit. you get a sense over there. hbo had approached me to make the documentary about my mother and i said no at first. they were very persistent, sheila evans and i kept saying no and she kept saying yes. i figured i ll ask my mother, she ll say yes, there s no way she ll do an interview. she hasn t done one in 25 years and never told her life story and has been reluctant to do so. high called her, i asked her and she said yes. she s 84. looks incredible in the video and has incredible stories to tell. a couple of things, just a couple of points. she was raised a republican. and a very devout catholic. i love to know what her attitude is towards the role of faith in the public square these days as it is used by the republican