Paul Chowdhry has announced his beloved mother has died of coronavirus after being ‘denied the vaccine’ despite being in an ‘at risk’ category.
The comedian, 46, shared the tragic news on his Twitter and Instagram pages last week, as he said he and his family were ‘mourning the loss of their queen’.
Paul appeared to suggest his mum had died of coronavirus after being told she was not in line to receive the vaccine yet.
Shocking: Paul Chowdhry has announced his beloved mother has died of coronavirus after being ‘denied the vaccine’ despite being in an ‘at risk’ category
Paul claimed she was ‘turned down’, despite being in what was classed as a ‘high risk group’ and caring for his elderly father during his radiation treatment.
He said: ‘Tragically for her, and us, she was unnecessarily refused, and now my family and I mourn the loss of our queen.’
During the post he called upon the government to prioritise anyone who is considered to be ‘at risk’ rather than asking them to ‘wait in line’.
Sharing the news, Paul wrote: ‘My mum being able to light up a room is an understatement, she was much funnier than me. A former headmistress in Bombay, holder of a masters in both English, and in Music and Sitar, a natural genius chef, a feminist, an incredible mother, wife, daughter, sibling, to name just a few.’
‘My family are not anti-vaxxers; neither are most people I know from the ‘BAME’ community. In fact, I know more non-Asian anxi-vaxxers. And we are all seen as ‘BAME’, we are not! We are different ethnicities and religions; we are mothers, daughters, husbands, brothers, sons and much more than this catch-all label.’
Tragic: The comedian, 46, shared the tragic news on his Twitter and Instagram pages last week, as he said he and his family were ‘mourning the loss of their queen’
‘My mum was turned down for the vaccine when she asked, despite being in a what the government classed as a high risk group, as well as caring for my elderly father during radiation treatment.
‘Tragically for her, and us, she was unnecessarily refused, and now my family and I mourn the moss of our queen.’
Paul hit back at allegations that the ‘more susceptible BAME group’ are denying the vaccine because they are anti-vaxxers.
He insisted that he knows far more white people who are against vaccinations and stated that the percentage of BAME anti-vaxxers is small in comparison.
Sharing the news, Paul wrote: ‘My mum being able to light up a room is an understatement, she was much funnier than me’
Plea: Paul continued by calling on Health Secretary Matt Hancock to ensured every carer or person in an ‘at risk’ category is prioritised and can have their vaccine now
Paul continued by calling on Health Secretary Matt Hancock to ensure every carer or person in an ‘at risk’ category is prioritised and can have the vaccine now, rather than ‘waiting their turn.’
He finished the post by writing: ‘I’ll you again soon Mum, but I’ll speak the truth on the way there.’
Residents in care homes and older front liners were prioritised as the first people to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
Category two included all those over the age of 80 as well as frontline health and social care workers.
All those 75 years of age and older were then invited to have the vaccine, followed by all of those over the age of 70 and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals.
Last month it was announced that the Government had met its target of offering a first vaccine dose to all within the top four priority groups.
In addition to the top four priority groups, vaccines are now being offered to people over the age of 65.