Vaccine uptake far lower in Britain’s Black and Asian communities 

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The British government’s handling of the coronavirus has been widely criticized. Even so, the country’s vaccine rollout is one of the fastest worldwide. But it’s becoming clear that some communities are falling through the cracks. Take-up of the vaccine is notably lower among Britain’s Black, Asian and other minority communities. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.

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