Covid vaccinations have been administered at pace in Bradford, as in the rest of the UK. But data indicates a high level of refusal among those aged 80 or over in the Pakistani community.
Dr John Wright of Bradford Royal Infirmary, who is writing a diary for the BBC, considers the implications.
"By the end of January 67,000 people had received at least one Covid vaccination in Bradford, including 82.5% of those aged 80 and above.
"However, dig a little deeper and there are some concerning numbers in the data.
"While within the White British and Mixed-race British ethnic groups 87% of people in this age bracket have been vaccinated, only 46% of the 1,800 people aged 80 and over in the Pakistani community have been vaccinated - and 23% have refused the vaccine.
"These figures are provided by GPs who have been calling people at home, and inviting them to come and get vaccinated.
"Among the 30% of those aged 80 or over in the Pakistani community who have neither been vaccinated nor refused the vaccine, it's likely that some - perhaps many - are undecided.
"We were already aware, thanks to
a survey by researchers at Born in Bradford and the Bradford Institute for Health Research, that South Asian and Eastern European communities were more likely to be unsure about the vaccine, or opposed to it, than others.
"Socio-economic status also plays a role, the researchers discovered, with these hesitant or sceptical attitudes more common in less well-off households."
