Help us get back to normal like everyone else : Charities see tidal wave of anxiety among clinically vulnerable Jemima Walker, news correspondent
There has been a huge rise in clinically vulnerable people seeking support ahead of legal restrictions being lifted in England on Monday and rising COVID case numbers, a group of leading charities have said. © Sky Hal Cohen (L), who has had two kidney transplants - the most recent after a donation from his father (R) - has had two doses of the COVID vaccine but has no antibodies and therefore no protection
Policy director at Kidney Care UK Fiona Loud says there has been a tidal wave of people getting in touch with us and our partner charities .
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Sixteen health charities have joined forces to urge the Government to support around 500,000 people for whom the Covid-19 vaccines may give less protection.
With most of England’s Covid rules due to be scrapped on July 19, including the wearing of masks, charities such as Versus Arthritis, Anthony Nolan, Blood Cancer UK and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust said more needs to be done for those who are immunocompromised or immunosuppressed.
The charities want better communication from the Government and the NHS to inform patients, the wider public and employers about the potentially higher and continued risks that Covid-19 poses to immunocompromised people.