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BBC OS Conversations: Coronavirus: Vaccine hesitancy among ethnic minorities

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Coronavirus: Vaccine hesitancy and race

30/01/2021 GMT

Coronavirus: Vaccine hesitancy among ethnic minorities

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We hear why some people from ethnic minorities are worried about the vaccine

We hear why some people from ethnic minorities are worried about the vaccine.

Millions of people across the world are currently being vaccinated against Covid-19. Black, Asian and Latino groups have been the hardest hit by the first wave of the pandemic and yet people within these groups are more reluctant to take up the offer of the coronavirus vaccine. 

Two doctors in the United States and the United Kingdom counteract the misinformation and share their experiences of patients’ vaccine mistrust with host Nuala McGovern, and a British Imam explains how he promotes the safety of the vaccine among the Muslim community.

The pandemic has affected many people in numerous ways and the wearing of masks is causing particular problems among people who stutter or stammer. People from India, the UK and US with speaking difficulties explain how masks are affecting their communication.

(Photo: Pharmacist Bhaveen Patel gives a dose of the Oxford / AstraZeneca covid vaccine to Joshua Labor at a coronavirus vaccination clinic held at Junction Pharmacy in Brixton, London. Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

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