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We are most concerned about the comparatively low vaccination uptake that persists in many vulnerable groups and, after the first booster campaign, has actually widened in some. For example, compared to people of White British origin, people of Black, Black British and Pakistani origins were less than half as likely to have had their boosters at the end of May 2022.32 The Association of Directors of Public Health and others confirmed to the Committee that inequalities in vaccine uptake persisted and more needed to be done.33 24 NAO analysis updated using NHS report, Statistics – Monthly COVID-19 Vaccinations statistics, data published 16 June 2022 25 Q 54 26 RCP0006 Note dated March 2022 from Royal College of Nursing point 4.9 27 Q 46 28 Q 53 29 Q 54 30 Qq 46, 54 31 C&AG’s report, para 3.5; NAO analysis updated using NHS report, Statistics – Monthly COVID-19 Vaccinations statistics, data published 16 June 2022 32 Updated analysis to end of May 33 RCP0010 Note dated March 2022 from The Association of Directors of Public Health, RCP0002 Note dated March 2022 from the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC), page 1 and RCP0008 Note dated March 2022 from Company Chemists’ Association, page 5. The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine programme in England 13