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<blockquote data-quote="CondorX" data-source="post: 2244102" data-attributes="member: 505475"><p>There are two levels of vulnerability - the people who have received the letters are at the highest level of vulnerability to the virus - the list is very specific and is on the gov.uk website. My partner received her letter today - some of the conditions in this group are :</p><p></p><p>1. People who have had organ transplants 2. People with very severe lung disease - cystic fibrosis, severe COPD, very severe / brittle asthma (not just "normal" asthma - that is in the lower group) 3 People with certain types of cancer - mostly blood cancers - leukemias and lymphomas at any stage of treatment, 4 people on immune suppressant therapy for any reason 5. Severe heart conditions </p><p></p><p>The slightly lower group includes diabetes (all types - no differentiation between T1 and T2) , people over 70 (even if otherwise well), asthma (the more usual type on inhalers and not having had hospital admission for it in past year) heart and lung conditions not as severe as in the worst group. </p><p></p><p>People in the highest risk group have been advised to isolate (shield) themselves for 12 weeks. Effectively a total quarantine, really. And their main carers to do the same if they can. Luckily for me, the NHS recognise my vulnerability as well as my partners and have redeployed me to work from home for 12 weeks using technology to best advantage <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I am a frontline medical doctor usually but due to the risks posed primarily to my partner and my own health conditions, I was redeployed for which I am grateful as I have no doubt I would likely not have survived the virus. </p><p></p><p>The distinct differences between the levels of vulnerability to the virus are explained on the gov.uk website - there has been a lot of confusion about the vulnerable groups, however.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CondorX, post: 2244102, member: 505475"] There are two levels of vulnerability - the people who have received the letters are at the highest level of vulnerability to the virus - the list is very specific and is on the gov.uk website. My partner received her letter today - some of the conditions in this group are : 1. People who have had organ transplants 2. People with very severe lung disease - cystic fibrosis, severe COPD, very severe / brittle asthma (not just "normal" asthma - that is in the lower group) 3 People with certain types of cancer - mostly blood cancers - leukemias and lymphomas at any stage of treatment, 4 people on immune suppressant therapy for any reason 5. Severe heart conditions The slightly lower group includes diabetes (all types - no differentiation between T1 and T2) , people over 70 (even if otherwise well), asthma (the more usual type on inhalers and not having had hospital admission for it in past year) heart and lung conditions not as severe as in the worst group. People in the highest risk group have been advised to isolate (shield) themselves for 12 weeks. Effectively a total quarantine, really. And their main carers to do the same if they can. Luckily for me, the NHS recognise my vulnerability as well as my partners and have redeployed me to work from home for 12 weeks using technology to best advantage :) I am a frontline medical doctor usually but due to the risks posed primarily to my partner and my own health conditions, I was redeployed for which I am grateful as I have no doubt I would likely not have survived the virus. The distinct differences between the levels of vulnerability to the virus are explained on the gov.uk website - there has been a lot of confusion about the vulnerable groups, however. [/QUOTE]
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