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Most Covid patients in East Lancashire hospital had jab, says council leader
Stop blaming vaccine hesitancy for spread of India Covid variant, says Mohammed Khan
The majority of people in hospital with Covid-19 in East Lancashire have received a vaccine dose, a council leader has said, as ministers were criticised for ?blaming? a resurgence of cases on people who had not yet had the jab.
Mohammed Khan, the leader of Blackburn with Darwen council, said six of the nine coronavirus patients in the region?s hospital had received at least one jab. Only three of the Covid patients at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS trust had not received a jab when they were eligible, Khan told the Guardian.
He added: ?It?s no good blaming people or blaming part of the community. They have to find out why [people have not had a vaccine] ? This virus has nothing to do with nationality, nothing to do with faith ? it will move anywhere.?...
Most Covid patients in East Lancashire hospital had jab, says council leader
Stop blaming vaccine hesitancy for spread of India Covid variant, says Mohammed Khan
The majority of people in hospital with Covid-19 in East Lancashire have received a vaccine dose, a council leader has said, as ministers were criticised for ?blaming? a resurgence of cases on people who had not yet had the jab.
Mohammed Khan, the leader of Blackburn with Darwen council, said six of the nine coronavirus patients in the region?s hospital had received at least one jab. Only three of the Covid patients at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS trust had not received a jab when they were eligible, Khan told the Guardian.
He added: ?It?s no good blaming people or blaming part of the community. They have to find out why [people have not had a vaccine] ? This virus has nothing to do with nationality, nothing to do with faith ? it will move anywhere.?...
