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

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.

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

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 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: https://digital.nhs.uk/coronavirus/shielded-patient-list

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Date submitted 21 December 2020
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