🚨 Children are a major transmission vector

To be honest, this isn't news to any of us who have been following the data. We know the cases spread through the age groups, starting with the kids and then moving on to older generations.

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This goes against the government's narrative of returning to school in 2020. When they claimed that children don't catch or spread the virus.

They even paid social media influencers to encourage children to school, and parents to work, prevaccines.
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schoolsweek.co.uk/back-to-school…

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Following the emergence of vaccines, the reluctance of the JCVI to support the need for children's vaccination in the UK has meant that we have maintained a pool of undervaccinated young people, increasing their risk of @LongCovidKids.

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By removing protections, including free testing and reducing isolation to 3 days (only with the approval of a healthcare professional), our children continue to drive infections.

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A quick reminder that this remains a huge problem for Clinically Vulnerable Families who are burdened with increased risks.

"Learning to live with Covid" in schools has meant essentially no learning at all. Ironic really...

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Now, our children are facing significant social pressures to demask and if they are not vulnerable themselves, or in an immunosuppressed household, they are reliant on significantly waned vaccines alone.

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We also know that - despite vaccines - the final ONS Covid survey data showed that Clinically Vulnerable people have an 8.5x increased risk of mortality and a 5.4x increased risk of Long Covid.

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"Learning to live with Covid" continues to expose vulnerable lives.

While children in the US are now vaccinated against Covid as part of the paediatric vaccine schedule, UK families are rejecting the standard children's vaccines.

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theguardian.com/society/2023/a…
We have 3 simple asks:

#Vax4Kids
#CleanAirClassrooms
Support for those masking

So we can have our human rights to education and lives.

9/ 93% of Clinically Vulnerabl...

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Apr 29
⚠️ #MyMaskMyVote ⚠️

Clinically Vulnerable people (and others wearing masks) will be asked to remove them for the local elections due to new rules on voter ID, potentially putting them at risk.

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inews.co.uk/news/politics/…
The Electoral Commission has said people wearing face coverings only need to remove them "momentarily" for ID checks by polling station staff, but we argue that they need to go further to ensure the safety of the Clinically Vulnerable.

#MyMaskMyVote
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@GwynneMP raised this urgent issue for us in Parliament on Thursday.

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Apr 27
SPRING BOOSTERS #MasksInHealthcare

The Spring booster campaign brings together the most vulnerable people for their 6 monthly vaccines - which are known to wane after 5m.

This is a highly vulnerable cohort of patients.

One of our Facebook members shares their story:

1/ Clinically Vulnerable Famil...Oh and she said people who ...It's utterly dystopian as i...
It is incredibly worrying that the staff and volunteers at the centre were not wearing masks, particularly when interacting with vulnerable patients. The failure to follow basic infection prevention and control measures places our most vulnerable community at risk.

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Conflicting information provided to the patient about mask-wearing is a concern. Patients should receive clear information about safety protocols where many people are in close contact.

Miscommunication is not only confusing, but it prevents people from making safe choices.

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Apr 17
Clinically Vulnerable Rights ARE Human Rights

Let's talk about how public health measures are impacting human rights, specifically for Clinically Vulnerable people and households.

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Masks are a vital protection for those with health conditions. The withdrawal of masks in healthcare is concerning.

Clinically Vulnerable people have lost freedoms and are facing discrimination in: workplaces; schools; court hearings & job centres; without remote options.

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'Personal responsibility' can't replace public health. Clinically Vulnerable people are unfairly burdened to protect themselves, while being denied basic rights.

This breaches their rights under Article 14 of the HRA, which guarantees the right to non-discrimination.

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Apr 16
Do you remember when we all wore masks at the height of the pandemic to protect ourselves and others?

It was a simple way to show our commitment to public health in a powerful act of solidarity.

1/ #MasksInHealthcare Smiles are Contagious!  (Im...
But the fight against Covid is not over.

There are vulnerable individuals who still need to visit healthcare facilities for essential care.

We must ALL continue to protect them by wearing masks in healthcare.

2/ #MasksInHealthcare

@JimMooreJourno
independent.co.uk/voices/covid-u…
Nobody wants to inadvertently infect those who are immunocompromised, elderly, or have chronic health conditions. They deserve our support and care.

Wearing masks in healthcare can help prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses and protect lives.

3/ #MasksInHealthcare Protect our NHS BY protecti...
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Mar 23
⚠️ Hobson's Choice - #StillHome ⚠️

Decisions presented as *choices* - but with no viable options - have meant that #3Years since lockdown our members continue to live reduced lives.

@RishiSunak's government do not care for vulnerable people & they don't want you to hear us.

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We have lost our JOBS and HOMES.

By not making workplaces safe Clinically Vulnerable people have had to choose between lives and livelihoods.

One in four severely immunosuppressed people reported having lost a job due to the risks from Covid.

Most *chose* to quit.

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We have lost SCHOOLING.

Over half of Clinically Vulnerable Families report being encouraged by schools / local education authorities to withdraw their children from education by threatening fines and prosecutions.

1 in 5 have *chosen* home education.

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schoolsweek.co.uk/dont-call-us-g…
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Mar 12
⚠️ Clinically Vulnerable people are struggling.

We are * 3️⃣ YEARS * into a pandemic (ask the @WHO) and our needs have not been addressed.

Protections were withdrawn one by one and the removal of these measures has unfairly disadvantaged us.

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We are STILL HOME.
We are living part lives.
Our freedoms have been lost.

If you are not in a vulnerable group this information will likely have slipped you by. You will not have noticed us struggling because we are no longer in your view.

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We move around like ninjas.
We avoid crowded places.
We probably don't meet with you any more.

This is not through choice. This has been thrust upon us, by the same government that joked they would

"Let the bodies pile high in their hundreds of thousands.".

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