Covid explained in your language
The Covid-19 vaccination programme is now underway across north east London. Here you can find information in a variety of languages to explain the coronavirus vaccine and the importance of having the vaccine to protect yourself and reduce the potential of spreading the virus in your community. Please do share these resources widely and speak to your GP if you have any concerns about having the vaccine.
A leaflet with information about the vaccines and what to expect after having the vaccine is available to download in a variety of community languages here.
Doctors of the World, in partnership with the British Red Cross, has produced translated coronavirus vaccine guidance in over 30 languages which you can download here.
Polish
Dr Kmiotek Odpowiada shares vaccine information videos in Polish, including a QA with common questions. Transcripts of the video in Lithuanian and Romanian are also available here.
Greek
Dr Marita Koumettou on the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.
Pushto
Information on the Covid Vaccine in Pushto.
Sylheti
Dr Jahangir Alom discusses vaccines in Sylheti.
Rushanara Ali MP for Bethnal Green and Bow with a Covid-19 Vaccine Message in Sylheti
Gujarati
Dr Komal Badiani discusses vaccines in Gujarati.
Tamil
Dr Venughanan Manikavasagar discusses vaccines in Tamil.
Urdu
Dr Nisa Aslam discusses vaccines in Urdu.
Punjabi
Dr Dilsher Singh discusses vaccines in Punjabi.
Dr Sui
Dr Sui discusses the vaccine in Cantonese
Dr Mohammed Abdul-Latif
Clinical Oncology Registrar at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, speaking in Arabic.
Tazmina Ahasan
Discharge Coordinator at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, speaking in Bengali.
Sangita Patel
Clinical lead for therapies at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, speaking in Gujarati.
Kasia Kurkowiak-Jolley
Apprentice Nurse Associate and Accident Department Assistant at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, speaking in Polish.
Comfort Ekwueme
Triage and assessment team leader at Tower Hamlet’s Community Services, East London NHS Foundation Trust, speaking in Igbo.
Stefania Vasilescu,
Maternity Assistant at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, speaking in Romanian.
Sumita Regmi
Dementia specialist nurse at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Foundation Trust, speaking in Nepali.
Lorena González
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist at East London NHS Foundation Trust, speaking in Spanish.
Dr Harmandeep Singh
Cardiology consultant at Ealing Hospital for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, speaking in Punjabi.
Dr Muhiddin Ozkor
Consultant cardiologist and clinical director at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, speaking in Turkish.
Dr Fharat Raja
Consultant oncologist at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust speaking in Urdu.
Dr Farah Bede
GP in Tower Hamlets, speaking in Somali.
Vivian Motana
Healthcare Assistant at Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Trust, speaking in Swahili.
Temitope Akinfolarin
Administrator at East London NHS Foundation Trust, speaking in Yoruba.
Latvian
Covid19 Vaccine Information in Latvian.
Russian
Covid19 Vaccine Information in Russian.
French
Covid19 Vaccine Information in French.