We need to protect our community against a new wave. We've come a long way in Britain regardless of what mainstream media say about us Bangladeshis in Britain! Many of us live in overcrowded housing conditions  just like many Pakistanis.  We also work in public facing jobs just like many Afro- Caribbean communities.  Regardless of our challenges, according to the government's  Covid Disparities Report 2021 published on 3 December 2021: 'Bangladeshi group was the only ethnic group...the highest vaccine uptake at 91.7%.' We must not forget how far we, as a community, have come. We just need to push a bit more to protect ourselves from Omicron by getting a booster. -------------

Salam Jones speaks about his experience of depression and how minority mental men do not speak about depression and mental health.  He speaks about depression during the lockdown in order to get people talking about mental health and to remove the taboo of speaking up on the issue. He also feels that ethnic minority men do not speak about mental health because it's not a manly thing to do. BritBanglaCovid has been campaigning on health related issues during the pandemic because we have noticed how minority communities have been significantly impacted by Covid-19 for so many reasons. Here is an opportunity to raise awareness of mental health issues among ethnic minority communities during and after the lifting of the national lockdown.