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London lags behind in race to vaccinate over-70s against Covid, data shows – The Guardian

Analysis prompts concerns NHS is failing to reach some of capital’s most deprived areas

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London is significantly behind in the race to immunise older people, with several areas in the capital reporting that one in three people aged 70 and over have not yet received a first dose of the vaccine, according to a Guardian analysis.
Some of these areas have large black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) populations and high levels of deprivation, prompting concerns that the NHS is failing to reach marginalised groups.
The Central London clinical commissioning group, which covers the Westminster…

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