At least two pages with information specifically for individuals at high risk of serious illness and death from Covid have been removed from the NHS website this week Clinically vulnerable patients have been left “absolutely outraged” by the removal
and criticised the decision to close the weekly ONS Covid Infection Survey.
“What they are doing is withdrawing vital information and support that people need and it’s minimising our situation to the point of not even being worthy of a mention,” Ms Wong said.“The pandemic is still in existence, we are still in a pandemic right now,” she said. “And while some people want to move on, we can’t because our needs still haven’t been addressed. We need the Government to take action to do things that will make changes to allow us to live with Covid.
“Our page about treatments continues to provide advice for people who are at the highest risk of becoming seriously ill, and other guidance specific to people who are at high risk from Covid-19 is available on our pages about symptoms and vaccinations.Ms Wong urged the NHS to reinstate dedicated pages for people at high risk of serious Covid illness, adding that merging information across different webpages would be difficult to navigate for those who need it.
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