No ‘clear strategy’ to tackle BAME ‘vaccine hesitancy’, Labour MP says Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The Government has “still not produced a clear strategy” to tackle “vaccine hesitancy” within black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, Labour has said. Minister for equalities Kemi Badenoch said she recognised the issue “is very serious”, adding: “We have seen some progress.” Speaking during Women and Equalities questions in the Commons, shadow secretary of state for women and equalities Marsha de Cordova said: “South Asians in particular, Bangladeshi and Pakistani people, are still experiencing three times the risk from coronavirus in the second wave… take-up of the vaccine is vital. We know that historical issues of mistrust and culturally inappropriate public health information has contributed to… vaccine hesitancy.