About 20 percent of dialysis patients are hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, with black, Native American and Pacific Islander patients being most likely to show hesitancy. Younger patients and female patients are also more likely to be hesitant. Hesitancy for each group is up to 30 percent of the population. A nationwide survey conducted … Read more
Ethnic minority voters believe royal family IS racist and 43% don’t want the monarchy to continue – but 67% like the Queen, YouGov poll reveals A poll found 43 per cent of ethnic minority Britons believe royal family is racist Of the general UK population 55 per cent believe royals not racist, YouGov found Survey … Read more
Ethnic minority voters believe royal family IS racist and 43% don’t want the monarchy to continue – but 67% like the Queen, YouGov poll reveals A poll found 43 per cent of ethnic minority Britons believe royal family is racist Of the general UK population 55 per cent believe royals not racist, YouGov found Survey … Read more
Coronavirus has left no corner of the U.S. untouched, but counties with large minority populations are up to 150% more likely to have been hard-hit by infections compared to mostly white regions of the country, new data shows. The virus spread like wildfire in communities of color, taking off fastest first in areas with large … Read more
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
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
Openreach boss would back selling a minority stake in the business – if they found the right investor By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:11 GMT, 22 December 2020 | Updated: 22:25 GMT, 22 December 2020 The boss of BT’s network arm would back selling a minority stake in the business – if … Read more
Private contractors hired by Moderna Inc for its coronavirus vaccine trial failed to enroll enough minorities, causing a slowdown. The contractors were unable to recruit enough black, Latino and Native American participants to determine how well a jab works in these populations, company executives and researchers told Reuters. To make up for the shortfall, Moderna … Read more
A new drive to increase the numbers of black, Asian and ethnic minority directors sitting on the boards of UK companies is being launched today. The initiative is being spearheaded by Lord Bilimoria, the first ethnic minority president of employers’ organisation the CBI in its 55-year history. It comes as the British-Indian peer, who was … Read more
Tim Davie has admitted the BBC does not deliver ‘equally’ to everyone in the UK, saying metropolitan organisations can feel ‘distant’ from some parts of the population. In a frank discussion yesterday, the new BBC director-general added some parts of the country ‘don’t necessarily feel the broadcaster is for them’. The BBC boss, speaking at a Royal … Read more