Championing Covid19 Vaccinations within the Northeast.
Research to date indicates that COVID-19 does not affect all population groups equally.
Many analyses have reflected that older age, ethnicity, male sex and geographical area,
for example, are associated with the risk of getting the infection, experiencing more
severe symptoms and higher rates of death.
A review by Public Health In June 20202 found that the highest age
diagnosis rates of COVID-19 per 100,000 population were in people of Black ethnic groups (486 in females and 649 in
males) and the lowest were in people of White ethnic groups (220 in females and 224
in males).
An analysis of survival among confirmed COVID-19 cases showed that, after
accounting for the effect of sex, age, deprivation and region, people of Bangladeshi
ethnicity had around twice the risk of death when compared to people of White British
ethnicity. People of Chinese, Indian, Pakistani, Other Asian, Caribbean and Other
Black ethnicity had between 10 and 50% higher risk of death when compared to White
British.
Death rates from COVID-19 were higher for Black and Asian ethnic groups when
compared to White ethnic groups. This is the opposite of what is seen in previous
years, when the all-cause mortality rates are lower in Asian and Black ethnic groups.
Comparing to previous years, all-cause mortality was almost 4 times higher than
expected among Black males for this period, almost 3 times higher in Asian males and
almost 2 times higher in White males. Among females, deaths were almost 3 times
higher in this period in Black, Mixed and Other females, and 2.4 times higher in Asian
females compared with 1.6 times in White females.
Let’s be proactive in seeking vaccination to promote better health in BAME Communities.
Watch the below from our local ex- NHS consultant Shobha Srivastava.