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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · Sep 25
💔 Clinically Vulnerable Families, including children, are still being left behind.

We're fighting for clean air, vaccines, antivirals, legal recognition etc. - but we can’t keep going without your help!

Every £ supports our work.
Please donate if you can🙏 & share if you can't.

Thank you!
Clinically Vulnerable People at Risk #KeepCovidBoosers SAVE LIVES Images: person behind a cracked shield, Clinically Vulnerable Families logo
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📢UK Covid-19 Inquiry Legal Team Meeting

If you are from a Clinically Vulnerable household, do join us on Thursday.

We will be discussing Modules 8 (Children) and 10 (Impact on Society).

✍️ Sign up today!

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27 NOV UK Covid-19 Inquiry CVF Legal team meeting Clinically Vulnerable Families members are invited to our UK Covid-19 Inquiry update 6-7pm Thursday 27th November Slater + Gordon Lawyers Doughty Street Chambers (images of the lawyers)
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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📢UK Covid-19 Inquiry Legal Team Meeting

If you are from a Clinically Vulnerable household, do join us on Thursday.

We will be discussing Modules 8 (Children) and 10 (Impact on Society).

✍️ Sign up today!

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27 NOV UK Covid-19 Inquiry CVF Legal team meeting Clinically Vulnerable Families members are invited to our UK Covid-19 Inquiry update 6-7pm Thursday 27th November Slater + Gordon Lawyers Doughty Street Chambers (images of the lawyers)
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Statement on behalf of Clinically Vulnerable Families:

“When the Inquiry scrutinised how the government made its biggest pandemic decisions, Clinically Vulnerable people - those most at risk - were not involved in the process.

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UK COVID-19 INQUIRY MODULE 2 REPORT - STATEMENT “When the Inquiry scrutinised how the government made its biggest pandemic decisions, Clinically Vulnerable people - those most at risk - were not involved in the process. Clinically Vulnerable people shoulder a disproportionate burden of serious illness and death, yet we were invisible in decision-making. Our safety from airborne viruses in high-risk environments has never been fully considered, and our different needs have been widely ignored - but when it is safe enough for the most vulnerable, it's safe enough for everyone. We therefore welcome the recommendation to improve how the impact of decisions on those most at risk is considered in future emergencies. However, unless Clinically Vulnerable people are finally recognised as a distinct group in equalities law, these failures are destined to be repeated in the next crisis.”
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Statement on behalf of Clinically Vulnerable Families:

“When the Inquiry scrutinised how the government made its biggest pandemic decisions, Clinically Vulnerable people - those most at risk - were not involved in the process.

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UK COVID-19 INQUIRY MODULE 2 REPORT - STATEMENT “When the Inquiry scrutinised how the government made its biggest pandemic decisions, Clinically Vulnerable people - those most at risk - were not involved in the process. Clinically Vulnerable people shoulder a disproportionate burden of serious illness and death, yet we were invisible in decision-making. Our safety from airborne viruses in high-risk environments has never been fully considered, and our different needs have been widely ignored - but when it is safe enough for the most vulnerable, it's safe enough for everyone. We therefore welcome the recommendation to improve how the impact of decisions on those most at risk is considered in future emergencies. However, unless Clinically Vulnerable people are finally recognised as a distinct group in equalities law, these failures are destined to be repeated in the next crisis.”
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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"Flu vaccine uptake has been falling every year for the past four years, leaving vulnerable patients at greater risk of the infection, health experts have warned."
Vulnerable patients at risk after more than half of NHS staff fail to get flu jab Just a third of health staff had the flu jab last year, leading to fears that vulnerable patients will catch the virus in hospital Efforts to encourage health staff to get the flu jab have been redoubled this year (Photo: Getty)
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Imagine if the @ukhsa.bsky.social had posted this....

Perhaps the impending winter crisis would be reduced or averted, and people would be healthier?
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 10h Wearing a mask in crowded indoor settings this fall can protect you and others from COVID-19, flu, and RSV, even if you don't have symptoms. Well-fitting masks, like N95s, KN95s, or KF94s provide the best protection: on.nyc.gov/3U2bq5n Wear a Mask This Fall NYC Health Image of 2 yellow emoji people. One wearing a respirator and happy and the other sneezing on a US subway strain with leaves blowing out the windows and a NYC skyline.
November 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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This year I had to pay privately for a covid vaccination, but I am fortunate that I was able to afford that. Many can't and quite frankly shouldn't have to. Please sign and share.
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Missed this by @felixkarmstrong.bsky.social

"The 68-year-old from Hertfordshire works as a Santa in Christmas grottos and fears he will catch Covid-19 from the hundreds of children he will see each day because he cannot yet afford to buy a Covid jab privately."

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I'm 68 and have diabetes - I need the Covid jab but can't afford it' Clifford Clarkson fears catching Covid-19 after the NHS changed the eligibility rules for the vaccine Clifford Clarkson is worried about getting Covid at work Felix Armstrong Image: headshot of white older man wearing brown cowboy style hat and camouflage jacket with grass behind.
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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For some, the first 48 hrs of 'flu are critical.

Call your GP or 111 for treatment if you receive an NHS 'flu vaccine based on risk, even if you have only been exposed.

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Black background with white and red text: NEW CONCERNING FLU STRAINS FOR 2025 MEAN THE NHS FLU PLAN IS KICKING IN... [Image: stop watch] FLU? 48HRS TO ACT... You will qualify for antivirals if you are in a risk group: Under 6 months Pregnant Over 65 years Clinically Vulnerable You don't need a positive test. Contact your GP or 111: IF EXPOSED TO SOMEONE WITH FLU OR, YOU HAVE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS Clinically Vulnerable Families [logo]
November 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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For some, the first 48 hrs of 'flu are critical.

Call your GP or 111 for treatment if you receive an NHS 'flu vaccine based on risk, even if you have only been exposed.

❤️+ ♻️ + bookmark

[You may save / share our image]
Black background with white and red text: NEW CONCERNING FLU STRAINS FOR 2025 MEAN THE NHS FLU PLAN IS KICKING IN... [Image: stop watch] FLU? 48HRS TO ACT... You will qualify for antivirals if you are in a risk group: Under 6 months Pregnant Over 65 years Clinically Vulnerable You don't need a positive test. Contact your GP or 111: IF EXPOSED TO SOMEONE WITH FLU OR, YOU HAVE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS Clinically Vulnerable Families [logo]
November 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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🇬🇧🇺🇸 The UK and US are failing to manage 'flu risks.

🇯🇵 Japan has declared a 'flu epidemic.
People asked to:

😷Mask when appropriate
🧼Wash hands
👨‍👩‍👧‍👧Avoid crowded places
🏫Some schools have even closed temporarily

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Image of website, persona coughing and masking. NHK WORLD JAPAN Live & Catch Up News Top Japan Features Weather Earthquake Video NHK Tokyo issues first influenza warning for November since 2009
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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🇬🇧🇺🇸 The UK and US are failing to manage 'flu risks.

🇯🇵 Japan has declared a 'flu epidemic.
People asked to:

😷Mask when appropriate
🧼Wash hands
👨‍👩‍👧‍👧Avoid crowded places
🏫Some schools have even closed temporarily

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Image of website, persona coughing and masking. NHK WORLD JAPAN Live & Catch Up News Top Japan Features Weather Earthquake Video NHK Tokyo issues first influenza warning for November since 2009
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Worryingly low 'flu vaccine uptake.
Latest NHS England data:

🙋🏾‍♂️28.9% Clinically Vulnerable <65s
🤰29.7% pregnant
🥼HCWs 30.9%
🧓65+ 61.5%

If we can’t reach our 'flu targets in a concerning epidemic, what hope for the private Covid protection model?

- Vulnerable lives at risk!
Bar graph showing data in the attached post. Titled "Flu Vaccine Uptake '25". Gradient of pink to blue background. Clinically Vulnerable Families logo
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
cvcev.bsky.social
Worryingly low 'flu vaccine uptake.
Latest NHS England data:

🙋🏾‍♂️28.9% Clinically Vulnerable <65s
🤰29.7% pregnant
🥼HCWs 30.9%
🧓65+ 61.5%

If we can’t reach our 'flu targets in a concerning epidemic, what hope for the private Covid protection model?

- Vulnerable lives at risk!
Bar graph showing data in the attached post. Titled "Flu Vaccine Uptake '25". Gradient of pink to blue background. Clinically Vulnerable Families logo
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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UK Chickens ordered to "Stay at Home"

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bird flu: Expert tells farmers to prepare for the worst as virus spreads
A top virology expert tells the BBC that the
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
cvcev.bsky.social
On #WorldVentil8Day we are reminding everyone:

💨 Clean indoor air saves lives! 💨

Flu risks are high this year and ventilation, filtration, high-grade masks, and CO₂ levels still matter.

We are proud to be a founding supporter of
#WorldVentil8Day
Square World Ventil8 Day poster on a blue–teal–magenta gradient. Left: open window with sweeping arrows; below, a CO₂ monitor shows “800 ppm.” Right: stylized family silhouettes, an adult wearing a mask, next to a HEPA filter sending a bright clean-air arrow across the scene. Headline text reads “WORLD VENTIL8 DAY — 8 NOVEMBER” and “CLEAN AIR IS A RIGHT. PROTECT CLINICALLY VULNERABLE FAMILIES.” CLINICALLY VULNERABLE FAMILIES logo and World Ventilation Day logo
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
cvcev.bsky.social
It is great to see inclusive events in Edinburgh!
profdanhicks.bsky.social Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 16d
What a wonderful night in Edinburgh @lighthousebks.bsky.social 💥🙏
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
cvcev.bsky.social
🧵 This autumn the UKHSA is rightly worried, as 'flu is a real risk...

TLDR:
Clinically Vulnerable people ALL need 'flu vaccines + antivirals this year (if symptomatic or exposed) + confused infection control guidance.

If you are Clinically Vulnerable, please read on...

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Graph showing the early rise of flu in the UK.
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Share far and wide!

🇦🇺 Australia is looking into future-proofing their air. 💨

Why aren't others?
cleanairclassrm.bsky.social Clean Air Classrooms #CleanAirForLife @cleanairclassrm.bsky.social · 18d
🇦🇺 Academy of Science

#IndoorAir #IAQ
The science of indoor air
& Pathways to improve
Indoor Air Quality
In Australia

November 2025 Report

www.science.org.au/supporting-s...
Screenshot cover page to Australian Academy of Science Indoor Air The science of indoor Air & Pathways to improve indoor Air quality in Australia
November 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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⚠️ Spot the UK on the @who.int map of hospitalisations and ICU admissions due to Covid.

...Then, explain whether the UK's vaccination strategy is working?

#KeepCovidBoosters
Clinically Vulnerable people are at risk!
Ayse Acma Global Respiratory Threats, WHO Health impact data (detailed Number of hospitalizations due to SARS-CoV-2 in last 28 days World, 28 days to 19 October 2025 Sev WHO Regions Africa Americas Eastern Mediterranean Europe South-East Asia Western Pacific Number of ICU admissions due to SARS-CoV-2 in last 28 days World. 28 dieya to 19 October 2025 WHO Regions Africa Americas Eastern Mediterranean Europe South-East Asia Western Pacific World Health Organization
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
cvcev.bsky.social
⚠️ Spot the UK on the @who.int map of hospitalisations and ICU admissions due to Covid.

...Then, explain whether the UK's vaccination strategy is working?

#KeepCovidBoosters
Clinically Vulnerable people are at risk!
Ayse Acma Global Respiratory Threats, WHO Health impact data (detailed Number of hospitalizations due to SARS-CoV-2 in last 28 days World, 28 days to 19 October 2025 Sev WHO Regions Africa Americas Eastern Mediterranean Europe South-East Asia Western Pacific Number of ICU admissions due to SARS-CoV-2 in last 28 days World. 28 dieya to 19 October 2025 WHO Regions Africa Americas Eastern Mediterranean Europe South-East Asia Western Pacific World Health Organization
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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⚠️ Private Pfizer paediatric Covid vaccines are NOT available to children.

The ONLY option for UK parents who want vaccines for u12s - including Clinically Vulnerable children - is health tourism.

ALL children must be offered their first doses on the NHS.
We've spent £5k taking our children to Germany for Covid jabs after NHS rollback Private providers are not licensed to give the vaccine to children under 12, prompting some desperate parents to make the costly journey abroad Amos Waldman drove to Germany with his wife Alexandra and their two young children so they could get the Covid vaccine (Photo: Supplied) Alannah Francis Senior Reporter
November 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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@aliciakearns.bsky.social I wrote to your office about the restrictions this Winter.
cvcev.bsky.social Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 24d
📊 Post vaccination data is clear that immunosuppression and age are NOT the only risk factors for Covid-19.

ONLY those conditions marked green qualify for vaccines (unless on immunosuppressants / o75).

- Show your MP!!!!
Most risk at the top: Down's syndrome ✅️ Solid organ transplant CKD Stage 4 CKD Stage 5 ✅️ Immunosuppressant ✅️Bone marrow or stem cell transplant Dementia Sickle cell or ✅️ severe combined immunodeficiency Pulmonary hypertension ✅️ Blood or bone marrow cancer Parkinson's disease COPD Motor neurone disease or MS Cerebral palsy Liver cirrhosis Heart failure Chemotherapy Diabetes Type 1 Lung or oral cancer Peripheral vascular disease Cystic fibrosis or bronchiectasis Anti-leukotriene or LABA Thrombosis or pulmonary embolus Epilepsy Stroke or TIA Atrial fibrillation CKD Stage 3 ✅️ Prednisolone ✅️ Radiotherapy Coronary heart disease Rheumatoid arthritis or SLE Prior fracture Diabetes Type 2 Congenital heart disease Severe mental illness Asthma Learning disability
October 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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What Johnson meant - All children must be in school even if it puts themselves or any vulnerable family members at risk of a deadly disease.
cvcev.bsky.social Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · Oct 23
As the Children's module comes to a close,
@adamwagner1.bsky.social KC will be sharing our closing statement.

Boris Johnson said that "ALL children MUST be in school" and implemented strict fines and prosecutions for non-attendance.

Human rights to #educationANDlives put in conflict.
ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social UK Covid-19 Inquiry @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social · Oct 23
Watch live from 10:00 (with a three minute delay) on our 📺 YouTube channel 👇

https://youtube.com/@UKCovid-19Inquiry/featured
October 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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k31thw.bsky.social
As a vulnerable 73 year old, married to a 70 year old extremely vulnerable person it does feel as if the government thinks I'm expendable.

Luckily, I can (just) about afford private vaccinations at £95 each.
cvcev.bsky.social Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 28d
"Ministers are under pressure to U-turn on the decision to limit access to the Covid vaccine over fears it is creating a two-tier healthcare system as demand for private jabs soars."

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NHS under pressure to expand Covid jab rollout after hidden benefits revealed Research suggests that mRNA Covid jabs could improve cancer outcomes It is understood that some 13 million people who were eligible for a booster in autumn 2024 can no longer get the jab for free via the NHS (Photo: Kirsty O'Connor/PA) Alannah Francis Senior Reporter October 26, 2025 12:00 pm (Updated 12:34 pm)
October 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM