Wide gaps across class, regions and ethnicity, from 75% of Chinese-heritage children jabbed to 12% of Gypsy, Roma and black Caribbean

Covid vaccination rates show wide gaps in coverage between children of different ethnic backgrounds, social class and regions of England, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics.

While the national average shows that just 52.5% of children aged between 12 and 15 received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, rates among black children and those of Gypsy or Roma heritage are still far below the national average.

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