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Woman's Hour

Covid 19 vaccines and children, East Asian Racism, Periods in lockdown, Young women and cryptocurrency

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

A newspaper article reported on discussions around children in the UK being offered COVID-19 vaccines as early as August, although a spokesperson from DHSC has said: "no decisions have been made on whether children should be offered vaccinations". In February the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine began testing on children. There are 300 volunteers aged between six and 17 taking part in the trial. So, what is the likelihood of all children being included in future vaccination programmes. Krupa Padhy discusses the issues with Saul Faust, Professor of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the University of Southampton. Last Tuesday, eight people at three different spas and massage parlours in and around the US city of Atlanta were killed. Six of the eight victims were women of Asian descent. Activists and advocates have pointed to an increase in racially-motivated attacks against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic. But that same rise in hate crime focussed at Eastern and South Eastern Asian communities has increased here in the UK too. Krupa talks to Zing Tsjeung, executive editor of Vice UK and Mai-Anh Peterson, co-founder of BESEA.n, British East and Southeast Asian Network. There have been lots of discussions on the effect of the pandemic on our mental, physical and emotional well-being - but what about the impact on women's menstrual cycles? Anecdotally many women have said they have experienced changes in their cycle, more intense symptoms of premenstrual syndrome or PMS. Last year Dr Anita Mitra, NHS gynaecologist, also known as the Gynae Geek, asked 'Have you noticed a change in your menstrual cycle or hormonal symptoms during lockdown?' More than 5,500 women responded. Two thirds of whom said yes. She now has an in-depth study of 15,500 women who've responded. Why are young women investing in cryptocurrencies? New research released by the Financial Conduct Authority shows new investors are more likely to be female, younger and from BAME backgrounds. They're more reliant on social media for tips and to be using investment apps. There's also a concern that they are taking bigger risks using 'gut instinct'. Krupa talks to money expert Jasmine Birtles and Susannah Streeter, senior investment analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, about why volatile products like cryptocurrency and foreign exchange are attracting women and how they can protect their investments. Presented by Krupa Padhy Produced by Louise Corley Editor: Karen Dalziel

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts Hello, I'm Krupa Party and you're listening

0:07.2

to Women's Hour on Thursday 25th March. Hello and thank you for joining us. This morning,

0:13.6

we're picking up on a conversation started by gynecologist Dr Anita Mithra on Instagram

0:19.0

back in May, where she asked if women had noticed changes to their menstrual cycles.

0:24.8

Over two-thirds said yes. Now, we are a few months on from that informal survey, lockdowns

0:31.0

have come and gone and of course they've come back again and working from home, home

0:35.0

from home may have lost its charm. Schools have shut and reopened and our usual escapes

0:41.2

may be dinner with a friend or a workhouse at the gym. They aren't available to us in

0:46.8

the usual ways. How has this year impacted your period or your cycle? How has this left

0:53.1

you feeling? Anita's going to explain why these changes might be happening, but we want

0:58.0

to hear your stories about this too. So you'll find us over on Instagram and Twitter. We're

1:03.1

on the handle at BBC Women's Hour. Also on the programme, just over a week ago, eight women

1:09.3

were shot dead at three massage parlors near Atlanta in the US. Six of these women were

1:15.2

of Asian heritage. Now, these killings come in the context of a rise in abuse and assaults

1:20.8

against the East Asian and the Southeast Asian community globally. Two women will talk

1:26.2

us through their own experience of this. And we are together going to get our heads around

1:31.9

cryptocurrencies and why since the pandemic, the number of people investing in them is

1:37.4

on the rise. It's largely been men investing in them over the years, but the pandemic is

1:42.6

changing that trend. Are women taking more risks in the way they invest and what they choose

1:48.1

you? Change the way you manage your money over the past year. Do you follow your gut or

1:53.0

do you take more formal advice? I know I turn to my accountant further more often. You can

1:57.9

text women's hour on 84844, text a charge at your standard message rate. Check with your

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