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Just in case anyone thinks that it is 'just' people with learning disabilities & their family members who think they should be prioritised for the vaccine ....
Here's what the BMJ note says: "And research consistently shows that people with ID are affected by, and die from, covid-19 at a younger age than those in the general population" https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/01/14/people-with-an-intellectual-disability-should-be-prioritised-for-vaccination/
Here's what the @SCLDNews say:
This new evidence underlines the need to prioritise people with learning/intellectual disabilities for a Covid-19 vaccination and to take steps to support them in getting their vaccinations.
https://www.scld.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SCLD-Data-press-statement_Feb21.pdf
This new evidence underlines the need to prioritise people with learning/intellectual disabilities for a Covid-19 vaccination and to take steps to support them in getting their vaccinations.
https://www.scld.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SCLD-Data-press-statement_Feb21.pdf
And here is what the govt says:
The death rate for people aged 18 to 34 with learning disabilities was 30 times higher than the rate in the same age group without disabilities, researchers found https://www.gov.uk/government/news/people-with-learning-disabilities-had-higher-death-rate-from-covid-19
The death rate for people aged 18 to 34 with learning disabilities was 30 times higher than the rate in the same age group without disabilities, researchers found https://www.gov.uk/government/news/people-with-learning-disabilities-had-higher-death-rate-from-covid-19
