Covid-19 ethnic minorities news roundup 17 February

The big news is that Dr. Halima Begum and her colleagues have managed to convince the government that there is a real need for members of ethnic minorities to get vaccinated as a priority due to the disproportionate impact Covid-19 has on these groups.

The Daily Telegraph [£] is of the view that ethnicity may be a priority in third phase of vaccine rollout and that the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation is expected to urge ministers to take into account higher mortality risk faced by some minority communities.

Here is a little insight into what is going on in the rest of the country.

Leicester

Newcastle

North Staffordshire

Preston

The leader of Preston City Council  has said those living in deprived regions and neighbourhoods should be vaccinated firs. Preston currently has the country’s ninth highest infection rate.

England

UK

General

Covid-19 and ethnic minorities

Here are some basic facts about Covid-19 relating to ethnic minorities.

  • White people are more than three (3.05) times as likely as people from mixed ethnic backgrounds to have been vaccinated
  • White people are more than one point five (1.56) times as likely as people from Asian backgrounds to have been vaccinated
  • White people are more than twice (2.12) as likely as people from Black backgrounds to have been vaccinated
  • People from mixed ethnic backgrounds are 67% less likely to have been vaccinated
  • People from Asian backgrounds are 36% less likely to have been vaccinated
  • People from Black backgrounds are 53% less likely to have been vaccinated.

Source: Royal College of General Practitioners: Using NHSE vaccination stats up until 2 February 2021 and ONS 2011 census population statistics

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