Information from public health coventry & warwickshire

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Coventry and Warwickshire Public Health are following the JCVI’s (Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisations) priority list for vaccination as detailed below :

Phase One - Direct prevention of mortality and supporting the NHS and social care system

Prioritisation within Phase One is primarily based on age due the risk of mortality from COVID-19 increasing directly with age. The order of priority for each group in the population corresponds with data on the number of individuals who would need to be vaccinated to prevent one death, estimated from UK data obtained from March to June 2020 :

1.     residents in a care home for older adults and their carers

2.     all those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers

3.     all those 75 years of age and over

4.     all those 70 years of age and over and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals

5.     all those 65 years of age and over

6.     all individuals aged 16 year to 64 years with underlying health conditions which put them at higher risk of serious disease and mortality

7.     all those 60 years of age and over

8.     all those 55 years of age and over

9.     all those 50 years of age and over

Do you have an underlying health condition which means you are clinically vulnerable or extremely vulnerable and able to access a vaccine in Phase One?

Clinically Vulnerable

The Government have advised that those who are at increased risk of severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19) to be particularly stringent in following the social distancing measures. This group includes those who have an underlying health condition listed below (i.e. anyone instructed to get a flu jab as an adult each year on medical grounds):

Chronic (long-term) respiratory diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or bronchitis.

Chronic heart disease, such as heart failure

Chronic liver disease, such as hepatitis

Chronic neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), learning disability or cerebral palsy

Diabetes

Blood disorder such as sickle cell anaemia

Problems with the spleen – for example, have had their spleen removed

Weakened immune system as the result of conditions such as HIV and AIDS, or medicines such as steroid tablets or chemotherapy

Those who are seriously overweight (a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or above)

Those who are pregnant

Clinically Extremely Vulnerable

Adults with the following conditions are automatically deemed clinically extremely vulnerable and should adopt shielding measures :

Solid organ transplant recipients

Those with specific cancers: 

People with cancer who are undergoing active chemotherapy

People with lung cancer who are undergoing radical radiotherapy

People with cancers of the blood or bone marrow such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma who are at any stage of treatment

People having immunotherapy or other continuing antibody treatments for cancer

People having other targeted cancer treatments that can affect the immune system, such as protein kinase inhibitors or PARP inhibitors

People who have had bone marrow or stem cell transplants in the last 6 months or who are still taking immunosuppression drugs

Those with severe respiratory conditions including all cystic fibrosis, severe asthma and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Those with rare diseases that significantly increase the risk of infections (such as severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), homozygous sickle cell disease)

Those on immunosuppression therapies sufficient to significantly increase risk of infection 

Adults with Down’s syndrome 

Adults on dialysis or with chronic kidney disease (stage 5)

Women who are pregnant with significant heart disease, congenital or acquired

If you believe yourself to be clinically vulnerable or extremely vulnerable and are registered with a GP you should contact them direct to ensure you are vaccinated against COVID-19 as a priority in Phase One.

Anyone who believes they should be vaccinated in Phase One, is living in Coventry or Warwickshire, is not registered with a GP and needs support to do so please contact Turnaround (see 'Contact Us' page) and we will be more than happy to assist.

For general information about COVID-19 and sex work, testing and vaccinations do not hesitate to contact us.

ALL INFORMATION IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

Take care and stay safe.

The Turnaround Team.