💥Clinically Vulnerable Families 💥
Yesterday, @lara_wong, took the stand as founder and leader of CVF.
**Sorry for the delay!**
- New risks posed by Covid-19
- We need to be recognised as an equality group.
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Clinically Vulnerable people were, and are still, being let down.
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The lack of infection prevention and control in vaccination centres for an airborne virus was very concerning.
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People who had multiple conditions or rare diseases were not in clearly defined groups and had to fight for their own eligibility.
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Good examples of vaccination centres:
💙 Drive through
💜 Tented (very well ventilated)
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People were never informed on how to reduce their risks using better, close fitting masks such as FFP3 or FFP2s.
Some people were asked to remove better masks.
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Third Primary doses.
These were hugely problematic, because people were often aware that they were eligible. They also had to prove that they did qualify and they were not told how to do this.
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Problems with the recording of doses in the NHS computer system.
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Therapeutics (antivirals)
Hugo Keith KC, asked about issues with the range of antivirals available.
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There was a need for different antiviral treatments.
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The importance of Evusheld and the impact on the severely immunosuppressed.
The consequence of not protecting them was phenomenal:
💔 Mental health
💔 Social connections
💔 Ability to re-engage with the rest of the world
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The lack of the UK government's action left severely immunosuppressed people essentially locked up without any route out.
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People who are severely immunosuppressed have a greater reliance on antiviral treatments.
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Severely immunosuppressed people are invited twice a year in order to improve their immune response, and the vaccines are beneficial for the majority.
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Hugo Keith KC lays out concern around antiviral clinical trials.
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Concerns that some people were invited on clinical trials with a 50% chance of treatment when they already had been given emergency approvals.
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The importance of children's vaccines to Clinically Vulnerable families.
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It was incredibly difficult for children in Clinically Vulnerable families who were left waiting for their vaccines because they were not priortised.
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Misinformation / disinformation
The wider community - there is a clear knock on from people not taking up their vaccines if it is undermined.
Clinically Vulnerable people are not immune to these messages.
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CVF do appreciate how accessible the Covid Inquiry venue is and the efforts of inquiry staff to impleme measures to reduce the risks for Clinically Vulnerable people who attend.
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If you can, please do support our work.
Many thanks! 💕
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