Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support immunocompromised or immunosuppressed people, who are not protected by the COVID-19 vaccines and are clinically extremely vulnerable to the virus, to protect themselves after 19 July.

Guidance for clinically extremely vulnerable individuals, 19 July guidance on protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from COVID-19, was published on 12 July and is available in an online only format. The guidance outlines support for all clinically extremely vulnerable people, including those who are immunocompromised or immunosuppressed. Available support includes the NHS Volunteer Responders service and a range of mental health and wellbeing support. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is available until 30 September and local councils may be able to provide additional support. If concerned, an individual’s general practitioner practice or specialist can provide them with personalised advice on any additional precautions they should take.

In addition, immunocompromised individuals are a priority cohort for research into therapeutic and prophylaxis treatments such as monoclonal antibody therapies, novel antivirals and repurposed compounds.