Nadhim Zahawi and Sadiq Khan say the mistrust felt by ethnic minority groups must be put aside to save lives
The minister in charge of vaccines, Nadhim Zahawi, and London mayor, Sadiq Khan, on Sunday united in a cross-party appeal to people from ethnic minority backgrounds to be vaccinated – amid concern that their reluctance could harm the national fight against Covid-19 and cost lives.
Recent polling by the Royal Society for Public Health found that 75% of UK adults would take a Covid jab if advised to by their GP or another health professional, but among respondents from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds the proportion fell to 57%.
