UK minister apologises for urging people not to 'cower from' COVID

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UK minister apologises for urging people not to 'cower from' COVID

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Sajid Javid apologises for saying it was time to stop ‘cowering’ from Covid

Health secretary says sorry for ‘poor choice of word’ after backlash from bereaved families

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Sajid Javid deletes tweet and apologises for saying people had been ‘cowering’ from Covid

Health Secretary admits to ‘poor choice of words’

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UK minister apologises for urging people not to 'cower from' COVID

British health minister Sajid Javid apologised for and deleted a tweet urging people to take a COVID-19 vaccine and not to "cower" from the virus, saying on Sunday he had made "a poor choice of word".

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"Poor Choice Of Word, Apologies": UK Health Secretary After Covid Tweet

Britain's Health Secretary Sajid Javid clarified: "I was expressing gratitude that the vaccines help us fight back as a society, but it was a poor choice of word and I sincerely apologise."