COVID-19: 'Progress' made on vaccine hesitancy amid 'pandemic of disinformation', NHS chief says

'Meaningful progress' is being made in the campaign to overcome COVID vaccine hesitancy, but it is happening amid a 'pandemic of disinformation', the head of the NHS in England has said. The country is fighting a 'dual epidemic' and must take on both coronavirus and disinformation with 'equal vigour', Sir Simon Stevens said at Monday's Downing Street news conference. He added that progress is being made on uptake among black and south Asian communities, and believes the involvement of local religious leaders will help build momentum.