Health
I’ve shielded for a year – now I’m forced to choose between health and finances – The Guardian
Financial support for Covid shielders in England and Wales ends today – though few have had the second dose of vaccine, says disability rights activist Emma Vogelmann…
For people classed as clinically extremely vulnerable, shielding officially began on 23 March last year. For me, it began some days before that.I have spinal muscular atrophy, and contracted swine flu in 2009, when I spent more than three months in hospital. Ive been using a ventilator through a tracheotomy ever since. Were I to catch Covid-19, Id be unlikely to survive.
Shielding must come to an end at some point. But according to recent research from Scope, three out of four disabled people myself…
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