Oldham barber Patrick joins the fight against vaccine misinformation Date published: 09 June 2021
Oldham barber Patrick Scrivens is pictured outside his town centre shop with Christine Khiroya, Screening and Immunisation Lead at the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
An Oldham barber is one of many businesses across Greater Manchester set to arm themselves with the facts about Covid-19 to tackle misinformation about vaccination.
Patrick Scrivens, aged 49, a self-employed barber who operates out of Town Barber Too in Oldham town centre, is backing a Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership-led campaign called VaccChat.
With the Covid-19 vaccine now being offered to younger groups (currently all those aged over 25) there are concerns that ‘vaccine hesitancy’ may be more prevalent due to the perception that the risk of serious illness from Covid-19 is lower in younger people.
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