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Vaccine advisers reject prioritisation by race or occupation, including teachers and police

On Wednesday, the government announced that all individuals on the learning disabilities register will be prioritised for a coronavirus vaccine. The move came after an outpouring of public outrage when DJ Jo Whiley revealed that she was invited for a vaccine before her sister Frances, who has a genetic disorder and lives in residential care. Frances Whiley was later hospitalised for the virus, but has since returned home. Three families whose...

Three families react to government’s U-turn to prioritise their loved ones for coronavirus inoculation

UK government’s policies lead to horrific COVID-19 death rates among disabled people The Conservative government’s criminal indifference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society has become ever more blatant as the pandemic crisis has unfolded. Earlier this month, the Mencap charity reported that people with learning disabilities were being told in January that they would not be resuscitated if they fell gravely ill with COVID-19. Edel Harris, Mencap’s chief executive,...

The DJ says her sister Frances, who has a learning disability and diabetes, is "fighting for her life" with Covid.

Scotland’s pre-eminent crime writer joins broadcaster Jo Whiley berating ‘woeful’ treatment of people with learning difficulties over Covid

I feel like Im living through a nightmare: Jo Whiley on being offered Covid vaccine before her disabled sister Frances Whiley has genetic disease Cri Du Chat syndrome as well as learning difficulties and diabetes. She tested positive for Covid today 16 February 2021 • 8:49pm Frances and Jo Whiley Credit: Clive Limpkin/Rex Features BBC DJ Jo Whiley has talked of the torment of being offered the coronavirus vaccine before her disabled sister whose care home has been locked down due to a Covid ...