New video aims to encourage Covid vaccine take-up by Deaf people from ethnic minorities

A new video has been released today which hopes to help save lives by encouraging Covid 19 vaccine take-up amongst ethnic minorities from the deaf community.

Evidence shows that black and Asian people are far more susceptible to Covid 19 and this new signed video aims to dispel myths, answer questions and provide some helpful information.

In total six UK deafness charities have come together to produce the film. They are: Action Deafness, Cambridgeshire Deaf Association, deafPLUS, Manchester Deaf Centre, Royal Association of Deaf People and Sign Health.

The film features a range of people from various ethnic backgrounds within the deaf community, including some prominent people from the world of entertainment, such as actors, TV producers and comedians, who have all given their time to get this vital message across.

Alan Murray MBE is the Honourary Treasurer and Trustee of deafPLUS, one of the six charities involved, “deafPLUS is delighted that this group of Deaf-led charities has united behind the simple message that the COVID vaccine programme is vital to protecting lives and providing a way out of this health crisis.”

You can see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSs4sI-rc8E