The British government published Covid-19 Disparities Report on 3 December 2021. It states the following: 'The Bangladeshi group was the only ethnic group...the highest rate of vaccine uptake at 91.7%' If you remember that during the first wave of the pandemic, Black African and Caribbean communities working in health and social were affected due to their occupational risk. During the second wave Bangladeshi and Pakistani groups were high risk because they were more likely than others to live in multi-generational houses. We must celebrate such a vaccination among Bangladesh is in London.
BritBanglaCovid is a platform that shares real-life experiences of British Bangladeshis prior to and during the pandemic. It shares their circumstances from their perspective for public benefit and tries to bring about positive health outcomes for the benefit of this and other minority communities through shared experience. BritBanglaCovid is also a forum through which minority community representatives discuss issues that affect them in times of health crisis.