18 people missed their coronavirus jabs after Attleborough s Connaught Hall opened late
- Credit: Danielle Booden
Several patients missed their Covid vaccination appointments after one of the area s mass vaccination sites opened late.
Eighteen people arrived at Attleborough s Connaught Hall for their jabs on Thursday (May 6) morning, only to find the centre was closed.
Inside the large-scale Covid vaccination centre at Connaught Hall in Attleborough
- Credit: Danielle Booden
One person in their 40s contacted this newspaper to say he had arranged childcare and moved his working hours to accommodate his appointment.
Health bosses have apologised to those affected, putting the late opening down to human error .
Clive Lewis, Norfolk s only MP of colour, said there were several issues to consider to understand the disparity. You have to look at the history of science and medicine in this country, he said. For many years there has been a promotion of racist thought, so you can see why a lot of black people are suspicious of the state. That lack of trust is something you cannot get away from, and it s not just the black community but any that is disadvantaged.
Clive Lewis, MP for Norwich South, has urged members of the BAME community to get the coronavirus vaccine
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