Health
£23million for councils to tackle false information about covid vaccine – Sunderland Echo
The Government is making £23million available to councils in England to help counter misinformation about the coronavirus vaccine and boost take-up of the jab.
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said it was being targeted at areas with plans to reach out to groups such as older people, disabled people, and people from ethnic minority backgrounds who are more likely to suffer long-term impacts and poor outcomes from the virus.
Mr Jenrick said: “False information about Covid-19 vaccines could cost lives.
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