GPs demand explanation over BAME omission from COVID vaccine priority list

The government has come under pressure to explain its decision to omit black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) groups from the COVID-19 vaccine priority list - with one doctors' group demanding ‘immediate action’.

by Luke Haynes
RCGP chair Professor Martin Marshall (Photo: Pete Hill)
RCGP chair Professor Martin Marshall (Photo: Pete Hill)

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