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SPI-B: Consensus on BAME communication​, 22 July 2020

Consensus statement prepared by the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours (SPI-B) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).

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Consensus statement by SPI-B on public health messaging for Black, Asian and minority ethic (BAME) communities. It was considered at SAGE 48 on 23 July 2020.

It should be viewed in context: the paper was the best assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. The picture is developing rapidly and, as new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

Therefore, some of the information in this paper may have been superseded and the author’s opinion or conclusion may since have developed.

These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency.

Redactions within this document have been made to remove any security markings.

Published 4 September 2020