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CORE COVID-19 Vaccine Event

March 16 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Free

CORE COVID-19 Vaccine Event

DATE

TUES, 16TH MARCH

TIME

6.30PM - 8.30PM

LOCATION

ZOOM ONLINE

COST

FREE

CORE is organising an event which aims to address common concerns from a series of community webinars focusing on COVID-19 Vaccines.

This event is aimed at addressing common themes from a series of community webinars in order to shift the conversations and offer reassurance to people who are unsure about the safety of the vaccines.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been well documented that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities have been disproportionately impacted in terms of higher infection, hospitalisation and death rates. However, this disparity has not been reflected with regard to vaccines uptake, with figures demonstrating significant underrepresentation amongst those from BAME communities, in comparison with those from White backgrounds.

There are a number of underlying factors contributing to the low uptake ranging from: inequalities in access and poorer outcomes in engagement with health services, the perception of high risk associated with the vaccine, and a lack of culturally tailored communication. Additionally, when it was established that individuals from minority backgrounds were more vulnerable to COVID-19, elements of mistrust will have been exacerbated by the fear that BAME communities would play the role of ‘guinea pigs’ in testing vaccines efficacies. It is also important to note that low uptake of vaccines among BAME communities has been weaponised by anti-vaxxers, thus reinforcing existing scepticism.

This event is organised by CORE (the Coalition of Race Equality Organisations) and the secretariat is administered by Voice4Change England (V4CE) and Race on the Agenda (ROTA).

V4CE and ROTA would be in touch following the event with thank you email and how to engage with CORE and the 27 national BAME-led member organisations working across England.

SPEAKERS - GPS & CONSULTANTS

Dr Binita Kane 

Consultant Chest Physician, Manchester Foundation Trust 

Co-Founder of South Asian Heritage Month

Dr Diana Asante, GP

Dr Ngozi Edi-Osagie

Consultant Neonatologist, Manchester Foundation Trust

Dr Prashanth Patel, Consultant in Metabolic Medicine 

Honorary Associate Professor, University of Leicester

Dr Sunil Daga Nephrologist

Dr Yakubu Karagama 

Consultant ENT Surgeon and Laryngologist, St Guy’s and St Thomas’

Professor Dr Mahesh Nirmalan 

Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Manchester Foundation Trust

Vice Dean for Social Responsibility and Public Engagement, University of Manchester 

OTHER SPEAKERS

Nadhim Zahawi

Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment

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ORGANISERS

CORE

CORE, the Coalition of Race Equality Organisations, is comprised of a number of the leading organisations within the UK Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME), voluntary and community sector. CORE acts as a collective voice to lobby government, influence policy, and raise awareness of issues of inequality that permeate society. Priority areas include housing, health, criminal justice, education, employment, and political engagement and representation.

VOICE4CHANGE-ENGLAND

Voice4Change England is a national advocate for the Black and Minority Ethnic voluntary and community sector (BMS VCS).

One of Britain’s leading social policy think-tanks focusing on issues that affect Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities.

Details

Date:
March 16
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Zoom Online Event
London, London United Kingdom
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