SENIOR ministers Kwasi Kwarteng and Nadhim Zahawi yesterday signed up to The Sun’s Jabs Army to help roll out Covid vaccinations.
They said they are ready to roll up their sleeves to volunteer as stewards.
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The ministers join more than 50,000 Brits who are on standby to help with the mammoth project.
They also urged ethnic minorities to get the jab amid growing alarm in Whitehall that a worrying number are refusing to get vaccinated.
Business Secretary Mr Kwarteng said: “Nadhim Zahawi and I have signed up and stand ready in this herculean national effort to help people get their jabs — the best weapon we have to defeat this virus once and for all.
“I also strongly support The Sun’s efforts to encourage vaccine take-up by people from minority ethnic backgrounds.
“Vaccines are safe, effective and could save your life and the lives of those you love.”
Vaccines Minister Mr Zahawi said: “We need to make it easy for everyone, including those from ethnic minority backgrounds, to get their jabs once they are called upon.
“So I’m delighted to join the Business Secretary in signing up to the Sun’s Jabs Army to help deliver one of the largest national efforts in our country’s history.”
More than ten million Brits have already been vaccinated.
Ministers say they are confident they will hit their target of offering a jab to all 13.5million of the most vulnerable Brits by mid-February.
Call to arms – how MPs, celebs and big businesses backed our campaign
A HOST of celebs and politicians threw their weight behind Jabs Army as they praised kind-hearted Sun readers who signed up.
Their calls were led by Boris Johnson, who begged for volunteers to help 'return the country to normal life'.
The PM wrote personally to our readers, saying: "The Sun’s Jabs Army campaign is a brilliant example of the power of collective action.
"It has already inspired companies and workplaces up and down the country to join the call to arms.
"So today, I call on everyone who has the time to join the legions of volunteers already signed up and to boost volunteer numbers further still."
Jeremy Clarkson urged Brits to get off the sofa and sign up to beat the lockdown blues.
He said: “Everyone is saying how bored they are. They’ve watched Netflix, gone through everything on the internet, read Google.
“Well let’s not be bored — let’s get off our bottoms and volunteer.”
His call was backed by a string of other celebs – including the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, who hailed our campaign as “fantastic”.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock saluted Jabs Army as he addressed the nation in a No10 press briefing.
He said: "Come and be a part of it. The Sun’s Jabs Army is marching and helping the nation.”
GMB host Piers Morgan branded the campaign as "excellent".
While celebrities like Bear Grylls, Gordon Ramsay and Bake Off's Matt Lucas have also thrown their support behind the campaign.
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