Ethnic minority multigenerational household groups ‘should get jab at same time’

The Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at Falls Surgery on the Falls Road, Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA)

Members of ethnic minority multigenerational households should be vaccinated at the same time to ensure they have the maximum protection from coronavirus, a charity has said.

The UK government is being urged to prioritise vaccinating ethnic minority groups after research showed that people of South Asian background have continued to experience disproportionately high Covid-19 death rates.