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Celebrity campaign aims to counter Covid-19 vaccine misinformation targeted at ethnic minorities

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Actors Adil Ray and Meera Syal, cricketer Moeen Ali and comedian Romesh Ranganathan are among celebrities who have joined forces to counter misinformation about the coronavirus vaccine in ethnic minority communities.
They, and others, appear in a video, launched on Monday amid concerns that people from a black, Asian or other minority ethnic background are being targeted by campaigners spreading anti-vaxx propaganda. The rate of Covid infections and deaths among minorities has been disproportionately high compared with the white British population but polls have suggested they are less likely to take the vaccine. Continue reading...