Health
Nearly a quarter of NHS staff in London are refusing Covid vaccines – Telegraph.co.uk
NHS figures show 91 percent of front line staff across the country have taken up jab offer – but that dips to 76 per cent in capital
Scientists and ministers are concerned that vaccination hesitancy, particularly in deprived areas, could create “pockets of infection” which continue to fuel transmission and slow down the efforts to ease lockdown.
There is particular concern about low levels of uptake among those from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, including healthcare workers. But ministers are reluctant to make vaccination mandatory amid worres that the move could make those with doubts about the jabs more fearful.
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