We’re concerned the Government have announced plans to bring forward the scrapping of isolation rules in England and know how much anxiety and anger it will cause for people in our community.
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https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1491387487687786500
We’re yet to see the Government set out their plan describing how the country will learn to live with Covid, specifically how people with blood cancer and others who are immunocompromised will be able to return to a normal life.
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That plan must include additional support for our community including employment support & making it as easy as possible to access vital Covid treatments.
Ministers also need to ensure the public know that there are 500,000 in the UK for whom the vaccine is less effective..
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Ministers also need to ensure the public know that there are 500,000 in the UK for whom the vaccine is less effective..
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...and therefore are not as ‘free’ as everyone else.
It is reckless for the Secretary of State to say that this change will makes us the ‘freest country in Europe’ as it will mean the opposite for anyone less protected by vaccination.
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It is reckless for the Secretary of State to say that this change will makes us the ‘freest country in Europe’ as it will mean the opposite for anyone less protected by vaccination.
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Throughout the pandemic, we’ve called for someone in Government to take responsibility for the immunocompromised and our calls have been ignored.
Now more than ever, it’s vital this happens for our community to get the support they need.
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Now more than ever, it’s vital this happens for our community to get the support they need.
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