Coronavirus: Disease Control

(asked on 15th December 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reintroducing shielding guidance for people in the clinically extremely vulnerable group.


Answered by
Maggie Throup Portrait
Maggie Throup
This question was answered on 6th January 2022

Given the improved protections against the virus through vaccines and treatments and the significant impact that shielding can have on an individual’s physical and mental wellbeing, the clinical advice is that it is not appropriate to reintroduce shielding.

The latest guidance published on 24 December 2021 for people previously considered clinically extremely vulnerable from COVID-19 is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19

We have also issued updated public health advice for people whose immune system means they are at higher risk of serious outcomes from COVID-19, which 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/covid-19-guidance-for-people-whose-immune-system-means-they-are-at-higher-risk

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