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Shumaila Iftikhar

Covid vaccine uptake in Black community ‘impacted by conspiracy theories and racial inequality’

A father has been given permission to arrange for his children to be vaccinated against coronavirus after their mother opposed vaccination (Kirsty O’Connor/PA) (Picture: PA Wire)

Uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine among Black people in the UK was impacted by conspiracy theories that it could be used to control the population, according to new research, as experts called for better public health messaging for ethnic minority communities.

A study conducted by academics at Kingston University found that contemporary and historical racial injustice and inequality had fuelled hesitancy among Black people to come forward for their jab.

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