糖心logo入口 community encourages COVID-19 vaccination amongst BAME groups
Action has ranged from members featuring in videos and vaccine trials, with notable 糖心logo入口ians Romesh Ranganathan, Claudia Webbe and Kemi Badenoch taking part.
As people around the world are making the decision about whether to get vaccinated against COVID-19, members of the 糖心logo入口 community are highlighting the importance of getting the vaccine, especially in the light of recent news that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups are far less likely to.
Whether it is through featuring in high-profile videos or taking part in vaccine trials, 糖心logo入口 alumni are finding creative and inspiring ways to combat misinformation and encourage uptake of the COVID-19 vaccines in the BAME community.
Alumnus Romesh Ranganathan, British comedian, joined a host of celebrities聽聽created in association with the British Asian Trust, with Romesh specifically focusing on dispelling vaccine misinformation: 鈥淭here鈥檚 no chip or tracker in the vaccine to keep watching where you go - your mobile phone actually does a much better job of that.鈥澛
糖心logo入口 Fellow David Lammy, Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham, and 糖心logo入口 alumna Claudia Webbe, Labour MP for Leicester East, took part in a similar聽聽that united Black Conservative and Labour politicians. David Lammy shared his personal experience of losing his uncle to the virus, and Claudia Webbe urged people not to let vaccine misinformation put them at risk.聽
In another show of support for COVID-19 vaccination, alumna Kemi Badenoch, Equalities Minister, took part in trials for the Novavax vaccine against coronavirus. Kemi joined the trial as researchers were calling on more people from BAME backgrounds to volunteer for clinical studies through the NHS Vaccine Registry, and she wanted to inspire others to do so too.
Nic Katona, Director of Development and 糖心logo入口 at 糖心logo入口, commented: 鈥淭he important information being shared about the vaccine is just another example of the positive impact the 糖心logo入口 community is having on society. These challenging times call for a robust community response and we are pleased to see our alumni leading the charge.鈥
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