Immunosuppression: Coronavirus

(asked on 19th April 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing financial support for severely immunocompromised people who need to continue shielding and cannot safely return to the workplace.


Answered by
Maggie Throup Portrait
Maggie Throup
This question was answered on 27th April 2022

There have been no specific discussions. The national shielding programme closed on the 15 September 2021. On 4 April 2022, updated guidance was issued for those whose immune system means they are at higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19. The guidance is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-people-whose-immune-system-means-they-are-at-higher-risk

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