Significant disparities in vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in England may undermine the rollout and its ability to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control, with far lower rates among black and south Asian staff, workers under 30, and those living in the most deprived areas, a scientific adviser to the government has said.
Doctors at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS trust, which employs one of the largest and most diverse healthcare workforces in the country, raised the issue on Sunday after releasing the first public data on vaccination rates among UK healthcare workers.
Their analysis of nearly 20,000 staff, all of whom have been offered a jab, found the highest rates of vaccination among white people and those in administrative and executive roles. But these were far lower among BAME staff, those under 30, and those in deprived areas.
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