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Shielding text but no health problems?

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Afolnerd · 07/05/2020 11:31

I have just received a text saying I should be shielding (genuine, I checked) said I would receive a letter soon etc.
But I have no health problems. I take an allergy tablet every day for a pollen/grass allergy but no other health problems.
Do I just assume it was a mistake and ignore? Or is there a way to check?

There is a slight possibility it was meant for dh as he is diabetic and has mild asthma. But as far as we could tell he wasn’t serious enough to need shielding.

Anyone else had one by mistake?

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HebeMumsnet · 07/05/2020 21:14

Hey OP.

My DH had the text a few weeks back, and then follow-up phone calls and paperwork etc from the government. Won't go into details here but we're convinced it's a mistake (it's to do with a health issue he's been recovered from for donkey's years). We called our GP and spoke to the government info line people when they called and no one has been able to explain what the risk is, if any.

I would say just do the best you can (that's more or less what our GP said). It's worth calling your GP or any relevant hospital departments etc to check but it seems like no one (quite understandably) is game to say 'Nah, it's fine mate.' So they're all erring on the side of caution. We've basically all shielded as a result in our house. A bit annoying but six weeks in, it could have been worse, to be honest. You get used to it if you have to. Hopefully it won't be too long for you.

Hope you manage to find out something of use anyway. It sounds, anecdotally, like lots of people might have been sent texts who shouldn't have been and vice versa.

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