This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Consider people with Multiple Sclerosis as Extremely Vulnerable to Coronavirus.
Please consider people with MS to be classed as the ' Extremely Vulnerable' during the Coronavirus outbreak.
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People with MS appear to be more susceptible to infections than people of similar ages without MS, and the lungs are particularly vulnerable, according to the research at Johns Hopkins University. People with MS are advised to get flu jabs to protect themselves, as a simple flu can be dangerous.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The decision about who is included in the 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: https://digital.nhs.uk/coronavirus/shielded-patient-list
People with multiple sclerosis are currently classed as being at increased risk. You can find out more here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/advice-for-people-at-high-risk/
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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