Not entitled to covid jab

Wibbles

My wife / carer is entitled to a Covid booster jab on account of her being my carer
But I apparently am not.....
How can this be right ?
I do not fit in to any of the "at risk" categories
    Residents in care homes for older adults - I live in my own home
    All adults aged 65 years and over - I am 60
    People aged six months to 64 years in a clinical risk group - never been told
    Frontline health and social care workers
    People aged 12 to 64 who are household contacts of people with weakened immune systems

    People aged 16 to 64 who are carers and staff working in care homes for older adults

So far we have both avoided Covid completely but the new variant worries me - I spent two years not leaving the home from March 2020 and may have to go through isolation again to stay safe.

bg844

I am booked in for my flu-jab but the Covid vaccine hasn't been mentioned to me. I don't particularly want either but I am going to get the flu-jab for the sake of the older people in my family who I spend quite a lot of time with. 

Wibbles

How do I know what risk group I am in? 

bg844

Wibbles said:

How do I know what risk group I am in? 

Have you spoken to the GP? They should have a back office team that deals with jabs who'll be able to go through the groups with you and you can raise your concerns with them.

OverlyAnxious

Clinical risk groups for adults aged 16 years and over:

• chronic respiratory disease
• chronic heart disease and vascular disease 
• chronic kidney disease
• chronic liver disease
• chronic neurological disease
• diabetes mellitus and other endocrine disorders
• immunosuppression
• asplenia or dysfunction of the spleen
• morbidly obese
• severe mental illness

Wibbles

Does Parkinsonism count as chronic neurological disease

Jimm_Scope

I don't know for certain but I did find this page about Parkinson's and Covid-19 from Parkinson's UK.

Hopefully it contains some helpful information!

Wibbles

Jimm_Scope said:

I don't know for certain but I did find this page about Parkinson's and Covid-19 from Parkinson's UK.

Hopefully it contains some helpful information!

Thanks - Parkinsons UK clearly have no idea as to a sufferers entitlement to a jab !

Jimm_Scope

I'm sorry that wasn't helpful @Wibbles, if it was up to myself jabs for viral diseases would be free but I unfortunately don't get to make such decisions!

I hope you can talk to your GP and find a way for you to get on the list.

Wibbles

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1182341/Greenbook-chapter-14a-4September2023.pdf

Chapter - page 23

Confirms my entitlement to a jab under several categories

chiarieds

Hi @Wibbles - as we've discussed previously https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/493683#Comment_493683     & you've said yourself, you don't have Parkinson's Disease, rather features similar to it, i.e. Parkinsonism due to an old brain injury.

Wibbles

I have atrial fibrillation amongst other things
This IS mentioned in the link that I provided 

Wibbles

Jimm_Scope said:

I'm sorry that wasn't helpful @Wibbles, if it was up to myself jabs for viral diseases would be free but I unfortunately don't get to make such decisions!

I hope you can talk to your GP and find a way for you to get on the list.

I would pay for it myself if they offered that option but they don't so I can't.