Research shows that concerns over taking the vaccine are higher in some, but not all, BAME groups THERE’S been a lot of talk about the anti-vax brigade, alongside mask refusal and lockdown denial from all the usual moaning suspects that get far too much oxygen in the British media. Now the British Red Cross is taking this misinformation and subjective nonsense head on, promoting a positive nationwide campaign to tackle the real problem of vaccine hesitancy in the UK, particularly among BAME communities. Hesitancy to take the vaccine is a serious matter. High population take-up is essential in helping us overcome Covid-19 alongside continuing social-distancing measures, levels and tiers systems – anything less will threaten the pandemic response and could keep us in repeated lockdown limbo as well as a continued threat to life. With so much misinformation flying around and in some cases suggestions that anti-vaxxers are deliberately targeting vulnerable groups with negative messages about the vaccine, the British Red Cross aims to highlight this issue and the importance of addressing it.