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Vaccination progress is excellent - but it& #39;s worth noting there are disparities. It was good to hear in yesterday& #39;s Number 10 press conference that some of these disparities are being reduced.
Let& #39;s look at the most recent data (published 14 April, for vaccinations to 7 April)
Let& #39;s look at the most recent data (published 14 April, for vaccinations to 7 April)
The first disparity is age. But this is due to prioritization based on risk and makes sense. https://twitter.com/Dr_D_Robertson/status/1382689552050098178">https://twitter.com/Dr_D_Robe...
But when you combine this with location, you can see that London stands out. More generally, urban areas are likely to be under-vaccinated.
For ethnicity, black people are far less likely to have been vaccinated (as at 7 April)
And the most striking disparity is whether you live in a deprived area. IMD is the Index of Multiple Deprivation and goes from 1 (most deprived) to 10 (least deprived).
Without reducing these inequalities, there is a risk that the virus will re-emerge most strongly in the least deprived communities. Some of these communities may have been highly exposed already, which is a factor that complicates things, as well as correlations between factors.
You are far more likely to have been vaccinated if you are white, from a least deprived, rural area than being black, from a deprived, urban area.
Very hard work is being carried out to reduce these differences in vaccination rates. It& #39;s hard work and is very much appreciated.
Very hard work is being carried out to reduce these differences in vaccination rates. It& #39;s hard work and is very much appreciated.
