It could be because of the 1.5 million people the Government have identified as vulnerable and will certainly die if they get the virus.
For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness but for a vulnerable person with a compromised immune system it will result in death.
The Government is compiling this list and working with the supermarkets to help the people who need it the most.
These people include:
You’re extremely vulnerable if you:
• have had a solid organ transplant
• have any cancer and are getting chemotherapy
• have lung cancer and are getting radical radiotherapy
• have cancer of the blood or bone marrow, at any stage of treatment - for example, leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma
• have any cancer for which you’re getting immunotherapy or other continuing antibody treatments
• have any cancer for which you’re getting a targeted treatment which can affect the immune system - for example, protein kinase inhibitors or PARP inhibitors
• have had bone marrow or stem cell transplants in the last 6 months, or are still taking immunosuppression drugs
• have a severe respiratory condition - including cystic fibrosis, severe asthma or severe COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
• have a rare disease or inborn error of metabolism that significantly increases your risk of infection - for example SCID or homozygous sickle cell
• are getting an immunosuppression therapy that’s sufficient to significantly increase your risk of infection
• are pregnant, and have a significant congenital or acquired heart disease
1.5 million letters havel already been sent to the most vulnerable, but this also included almost 10,000 letters in error, some to the deceased:
digital.nhs.uk/news-and-events/news/coronavirus-letters-sent-in-error
This is the 1 responsible thing Boris has done throughout this crisis as these people have to self-isolate for 12 weeks and if they live on their own they're fucked. He even brought in the military to help with logistics.
Local councils will be working together with the supermarkets and pharmacies to deliver food and prescriptions.
The parcels will then be left on doorsteps, so there will be no physical contact
Please use the link below to register yourself to get a priority delivery as they've obviously missed you off in error - your letter probably went to one of the deceased!
www.gov.uk/coronavirus-extremely-vulnerable
Please don't judge the people who are getting priority deliveries or the supermarkets for delivering to them.
Imagine if you lived on your own, had a physical disability so can't drive, needed to use a wheelchair or crutches, have an autoimmune disease, a muscle wasting disease, had a lung transplant or cancer, no family/friends to help and leave food for you........................you'd be fucked AND dead.