Vaccinating Henry
Newscast
01/15/21
•32m
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Two men's journey through the snow. Newscaster Paul describes how he felt walking his 82-year-old neighbour, Henry, through the snow to get vaccinated. And the BBC's Sima Kotecha (with her her mum, Hansa Kotecha) join Adam to talk through why fake news could be causing people from British South Asian communities to reject the vaccine.
Producer: Alix Pickles Assistant Editor: Sam Bonham Editor: Dino Sofos
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