Sir Lenny Henry urges black Britons to take Covid vaccine in open letter
Sir Lenny's letter, addressed to "mums, dads, grandparents, uncles, aunties, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, daughters, sons and cousins", recognises these historic "legitimate worries and concerns".
The appeal, which is backed by the NHS, has also been turned into a short film directed by Amma Asante.Sir Lenny Henry wrote: "We're all in this together. We all want our families and our loved ones to survive." The Comic Relief co-founder also used the launch of the letter to address the impact of misinformation that is"You can trust the science, you can trust the experts, and I would say mistrust stuff you read in terms of just people online venting.Asked if the UK government had done enough to build up the trust of the black community, Sir Lenny said: "They waited and that's why we're in this terrible situation, so it's a bit ironic to accuse the black community of hesitating.
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