A Brent mosque will open as a Covid vaccination centre this week aiming to offer 1,000 coronavirus jabs per day.
The Central Mosque Brent in Willesden, which is already working as a website for coronavirus lateral stream checks, plans to open on Friday (February 26).
The vaccine website would be the first to supply each the vaccine and testing in the identical location however separation will likely be made between the 2 areas to scale back the chance of an infection.
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Brent residents aged 64 and over will be capable of contact the NHS on to e-book their vaccine however these beneath that age will nonetheless have to attend to be contacted.
Slightly below 20 per cent of Brent’s 331,000 inhabitants is Muslim, and with hesitance from individuals in BAME teams throughout the nation to take the vaccine, the mosque will play an essential half in enhancing uptake.
Dr Raja Amjid Riaz, an NHS advisor and coronavirus chief on the mosque, mentioned internet hosting the centre is important for the entire group.
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Dr Riaz mentioned: “That is a completely crucial service for the entire local people.
“The Pakistani and BAME communities have been over-represented within the variety of infections and deaths. This can be a logical step in the appropriate path in our struggle towards Covid-19.”
Brent Council and Brent Scientific Commissioning Group (CCG) are additionally working alongside the mosque to assist improve uptake and cease the unfold of misinformation.
Dr Riaz mentioned: “The distribution of vaccine data must be in a number of languages.
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“Importantly, there must be an area supply of the vaccination program in areas and areas the place [people] really feel secure and acquainted. We have to present a counterbalance to misinformation on [social media] platforms.”
Folks over the age of 64 can e-book their coronavirus vaccine by visiting nhs.uk/covid-vaccination.
