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Ethnic minority communities are being put at higher risk of falling ill and dying with coronavirus by the UK’s “colour-blind” vaccine distribution strategy, doctors have warned.
Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, they say the current prioritisation “disregards the unequal impact of the pandemic on minority ethnic groups” and is worsening racial inequalities that the pandemic has exposed.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has largely recommended an age-based approach, saying age is the single biggest risk factor for Covid-19.
It recently considered but rejected a move to prioritise people in higher-risk occupations, saying this may slow down the rollout.
Ethnic minority communities are being put at higher risk of falling ill and dying with coronavirus by the UK’s “colour-blind” vaccine distribution strategy, doctors have warned.
Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, they say the current prioritisation “disregards the unequal impact of the pandemic on minority ethnic groups” and is worsening racial inequalities that the pandemic has exposed.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has largely recommended an age-based approach, saying age is the single biggest risk factor for Covid-19.
It recently considered but rejected a move to prioritise people in higher-risk occupations, saying this may slow down the rollout.
Ethnic minority communities face a higher risk of falling ill and dying with coronavirus because of the UK's colour-blind vaccine distribution strategy, doctors have warned.