@myrtleWilson So glad your dd’s GP was sensible.
The guidance actually states that the list of conditions is not definitive and individual situations should be carefully considered, even Matt Hancock has stated that:
“... the JCVI has recently clarified that the examples of clinical risk groups listed in the “Green Book: Immunisations against infectious disease” are not exhaustive.
“Their advice states that within these Groups, clinical judgment should be applied to take into account the risk of COVID-19 exacerbating any underlying disease that a patient may have, as well as the risk of serious illness from COVID-19 itself” (MH)
The Green Book also states:
” The examples above are not exhaustive, and, within these groups, the prescriber should apply clinical judgment to take into account the risk of COVID-19 exacerbating any underlying disease that a patient may have, as well as the risk of serious illness from COVID-19 itself.”
Some doctors are taking this to mean they can use clinical judgement for at risk cases that don’t fit the criteria, others that they can only do so within the categories listed in table 3. A lot of adults with my son’s conditions have been vaccinated, so I think if he was over 18 he’d stand a better chance.
He’s only had one appointment with adult services, but has his second next week. I’m hoping they will help if we raise it with them then.
The irony is that one of his conditions is one that is causing massive concerns, as it it being triggered by Covid. The underlying mechanism for it is still being researched, hence it not fitting neatly into any of the categories for the CV groups.