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Guidance on shielding for people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from COVID-19

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Post by Caker Sun Nov 08, 2020 10:01 am

The following guidance might be helpful:-

gov.uk wrote:Adults with the following conditions are automatically deemed clinically extremely vulnerable:


*solid organ transplant recipients
*those with specific cancers:
*people with cancer who are undergoing active chemotherapy
*people with lung cancer who are undergoing radical radiotherapy
*people with cancers of the blood or bone marrow such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma who are at any stage of treatment
*people having immunotherapy or other continuing antibody treatments for cancer
*people having other targeted cancer treatments that can affect the immune system, such as protein kinase inhibitors or PARP inhibitors
*people who have had bone marrow or stem cell transplants in the last 6 months or who are still taking immunosuppression drugs
*those with severe respiratory conditions including all cystic fibrosis, severe asthma and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
*those with rare diseases that significantly increase the risk of infections (such as severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), homozygous sickle cell disease)
*those on immunosuppression therapies sufficient to significantly increase risk of infection
*adults with Down’s syndrome
*adults on dialysis or with chronic kidney disease (stage 5)
*pregnant women with significant heart disease, congenital or acquired
*other people who have also been classed as clinically extremely vulnerable, based on clinical judgement and an assessment of their needs.

GPs and hospital clinicians have been provided with guidance to support these decisions



https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19
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