Wales’ Shielding Patient List will close at the end of March, the health minister has announced. 130,000 adults and young people in Wales who were considered most at risk of serious illness from coronavirus were asked two years ago at the start of the pandemic to take extra precautions and stay indoors until summer 2020. […]
Those who were asked to shield during the pandemic are being asked to “flow before they go” and get their booster jabs by Wales chief medical officer. Dr Frank Atherton is writing to everyone on the shielding patient list to provide them with updated advice about how to keep themselves protected from the omicron variant. […]
those most at risk. the uk government announced earlier that it will no longer use its shielding patient list. in light of that and to avoid any mistaken assumption, it s important for us to confirm that the scottish government is not following suit at this stage. we will continue to use our equivalent list, which is the highest risk list. we have used this throughout the pandemic to communicate with all those at highest risk and ensure they have advice and support. we will continue to keep this under review, but for the moment, we believe it is important to retain it. i now provide a brief update on some specific strands of work. firstly, i can confirm cabinet secretaries have continued to engage with representatives from business, the public sector and wider civic society to encourage maximum compliance with the mitigation still in place. i will take part in a roundtable meeting with a range of stakeholders immediately after this statement to underline the importance of this work. i