Ethnic minorities are NOT more likely to die from Covid than white Brits

Ethnic minority Britons may only face a higher risk of dying of Covid because they’re more likely to catch it, not because of genetic differences, according to an official report.  A review by Number 10’s Race Disparity Unit compared death rates between white people and ethnic minorities and found the gap had narrowed in the … Read more

Almost half of people in some areas with high ethnic minority populations are refusing jab

Nearly half of all people in some areas with a large population of ethnic minorities are refusing the Covid vaccine when offered it due to fears about what it contains. In Birmingham, 50 per cent of those living in areas with high populations of Asian and African-Caribbean people turned down the vaccine when offered it. In … Read more

Almost half of people in some areas with high ethnic minority populations are refusing jab

Nearly half of all people in some areas with a large population of ethnic minorities are refusing the Covid vaccine when offered it due to fears about what it contains. In Birmingham, 50 per cent of those living in areas with high populations of Asian and African-Caribbean people turned down the vaccine when offered it. In … Read more

Ethnic minorities ‘are more reluctant to take the coronavirus vaccine’

Ethnic minorities are more reluctant to take the coronavirus vaccine over anti-vaxxer fears, says study 76% of UK public would take Covid-19 jab if advised to by GP, RSPH poll finds This fell to 57% of people from BAME backgrounds compared to 79% of white   Confidence lowest among those of Asian ethnicity, with 55% likely … Read more

Ethnic minorities ‘are more reluctant to take the coronavirus vaccine’

Ethnic minorities are more reluctant to take the coronavirus vaccine over anti-vaxxer fears, says study 76% of UK public would take Covid-19 jab if advised to by GP, RSPH poll finds This fell to 57% of people from BAME backgrounds compared to 79% of white   Confidence lowest among those of Asian ethnicity, with 55% likely … Read more

Ethnic minorities could be prioritised for Covid-19 tests in Tier Three areas

Ethnic minorities could be prioritised for coronavirus tests as part of Number 10’s plans to move hotspot areas out of Tier 3 restrictions through regular swabbing. Under the new scheme – which starts when the national lockdown ends – councils will be entitled to target specific groups for regular, asymptomatic testing.  People may be selected … Read more

Political correctness ‘does not address the real problems faced by ethnic minorities’

Political correctness does not address the real problems faced by ethnic minorities in Britain, the head of the National Black Police Association has said. Andrew George, an inspector with the Police Service of Northern Ireland, told the Sunday Telegraph that this sensitivity may have gone ‘too far in some stages,’ such as leaving people unable to … Read more

Political correctness ‘does not address the real problems faced by ethnic minorities’

Political correctness does not address the real problems faced by ethnic minorities in Britain, the head of the National Black Police Association has said. Andrew George, an inspector with the Police Service of Northern Ireland, told the Sunday Telegraph that this sensitivity may have gone ‘too far in some stages,’ such as leaving people unable to … Read more

Ethnic minorities are twice as likely to die from Covid-19 than white people because of poverty

Ethnic minorities are twice as likely to die from Covid-19 than white people because they live in deprived areas and work in public-facing jobs, more data has suggested. Numerous studies, including government-funded research, have shown black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) people are being hit hardest by the disease. Some early scientific papers suggested that … Read more

South Africa’s President Ramaphosa rejects claims of ‘ethnic cleansing’

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for calm, rejecting claims by pressure groups representing the country’s white minority that a spike in deadly attacks on farms was ‘ethnic cleansing’. His appeal on Monday came after a group of mainly white farmers stormed a courthouse on Wednesday during the hearing of two black suspects accused … Read more