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<p>The Government has access to, and regularly monitors, data with breakdowns by ethnicity
on trust in public institutions, trust in government, attitudes towards the vaccine
programme and wider government policy on COVID-19. The Government also carefully monitors
data on vaccine uptake, intention to take a vaccine and reasons for hesitancy. This
is from a number of sources, including data from the ONS and other surveys.</p><p>There
is a significant cross-government programme of work underway to increase confidence
in the vaccination programme and to drive uptake among ethnic minority groups. This
includes hosting vaccination centres in places of worship, tackling misinformation
through the Counter Disinformation Unit and, through the Government's Community Champions
scheme, using trusted local voices to encourage uptake.</p><p>There is also a wider
government communications campaign using media medics and recognised voices across
ethnic minority and faith communities to build trust and encourage vaccine uptake.</p>
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