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Covid: Asthma patients refused vaccine by some GPs – BBC News
Some are not being prioritised if they haven’t been to hospital recently for the condition.
By Catherine Wyatt BBC News
image copyrightSonja Chenier
image captionSonja was told she wasn’t eligible for a priority vaccine for her asthma
People with asthma who are eligible for a coronavirus vaccine are being refused it by some GPs who are not following government guidance, the BBC has found.
An NHS England letter sent to GPs in mid-February says people who have “ever had an emergency asthma admission” to hospital fall into priority group six, which is currently being vaccinated.
But some…
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