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December 9, 2021

‘Mistrust’ in Covid-19 vaccine uptake by ethnic minority groups

‘Mistrust’ among main factors influencing Covid-19 vaccine uptake in ethnic minority groups: The main factors that influence Covid vaccine uptake among ethnic minority groups have...

March 17, 2021

UK’s colour-blind vaccine allocation putting ethnic minorities at higher risk

Omitting ethnic minorities from the vaccine priority list is putting these groups at a significantly higher risk of COVID-19 illness and death. Public health doctors,...

March 16, 2021

May Parsons urges BAME communities to get vaccine

History-making Coventry University student May Parsons has called on people from Black, Asian or other ethnic minority communities not to miss out on their COVID-19...

February 19, 2021

University of Bradford professor is leading UK-wide awareness campaign

University of Bradford students and staff are being urged to get behind a UK-wide public health trial in the search for an effective treatment for...

October 14, 2020

RSM webinar: Inequalities in end-of-life care

Inequalities in end-of-life care: The magnifying effect of COVID-19: This is episode 4 of the Palliative care webinar series The human side of COVID-19: Reflections on...

October 7, 2020

University of Bradford Covid-19 vaccine trial

'World first' as mass Covid-19 vaccine trial begins in Bradford. Professor leading study makes urgent plea for more BAME volunteers: The University of Bradford is...

August 27, 2020

HIV research: The patients left behind

People with HIV from BAME communities, women and heterosexual men are underrepresented in HIV studies – according to new research from the University of East...

August 11, 2020

More action needed on pharmacy risk assessments

More action needed on pharmacy risk assessments: - A new survey carried out by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and the UK Black Pharmacists Association...

July 29, 2020

NHS to investigate Covid-19 and ethnicity

NHS Employers welcomes funding for research projects to investigate COVID-19 and ethnicity. A total of £4.3 million of funding has been awarded to six new...

July 23, 2020

More patients from deprived regions in ICU

COVID-19 patients admitted from more deprived regions are at higher risk of intensive care admission, new study finds. Black, Asian minority ethic patients with COVID-19...