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Government report shows improving vaccine confidence among ethnic minority groups Today (25 May) the Minister for Equalities Kemi Badenoch MP and COVID hero GP, Dr Farzana Hussain, will issue a joint call for everyone to take the vaccine when they are offered it. From: 25 May 2021 As Government publishes third report on COVID-19 disparities, the Minister for Equalities and hero GP, Dr Farzana Hussain, issue a joint call for everyone to take the vaccine when they are offered it. Evidence shows vaccine confidence has steadily increased among ethnic minorities. This follows flexible vaccine delivery, and targeted communications from government and medical professionals, and partnerships with broadcasters. ....
Tim Dennell / Flickr cc A study of more than 17 million adults in England adds to a large body of evidence indicating that, compared with White populations, racial minorities have borne a heavier burden of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and deaths. Led by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and published late last week in The Lancet, the observational study involved the electronic health records of patients registered with primary care practices during the pandemic s first (Feb 1 to Aug 3) and second (Sep 1 to Dec 31) wave in 2020. Among the 17,288,532 community-dwelling adults representing about 40% of the English population, 62.9% were White, 5.9% were South Asian, 2.0% were Black, 1.0% were mixed race, 1.9% were of other race, and 26.3% didn t indicate their race. ....
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Minority ethnic groups had higher risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and of COVID-19-related hospitalizations, intensive care (ICU) admissions and death compared with white groups in England, according to an observational study published in The Lancet. ....
South Asians in England at greater risk in second COVID wave, finds new study The study published in the medical journal Lancet on Friday accounted for many explanatory variables such as household size, social factors and health conditions across all ethnic groups. Share Via Email | A+A A- An Indian-origin man receives his second coronavirus vaccine dose, at a vaccine centre in the Swaminarayan School in London. (Photo| AP) By PTI LONDON: Minority ethnic groups in general and South Asians, in particular, had a higher risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and of COVID-19 related hospitalisations, intensive care (ICU) admissions and deaths during the second wave of the pandemic in the UK compared to the first, according to a new observational study of 17 million people. ....