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ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia included in Vaccine Group for Underlying health conditions

Submitted on Monday 21st December 2020

Rejected on Wednesday 30th December 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

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ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia included in Vaccine Group for Underlying health conditions

Petition Details

ME/CFS and is a very debilitating condition and one that could be greatly exacerbated by COVID-19.

The World Health Organisation class these conditions as a chronic neurological disease so we shoud be included in the underlying health conditions group.

Additional Information

Issue updated guidelines to GP's and Vaccinations clinics to ensure sufferers can get the jab when this group is called.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

The decision about who is included in the clinically extremely vulnerable (shielded patients) list is a medical decision for the NHS, not the UK Government or Parliament.

You can find out more about the list and how it is maintained here: digital.nhs.uk/coronavirus/shielded-patient-list

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