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This winter, Clinically Vulnerable Families keeps hearing the same thing: “I didn’t know I qualified for 'flu antivirals!” Many people have since contacted us to say they only learned about 'flu antiviral treatments (such as Tamiflu) because of our shared posts and threads like this one: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1986952416944685226.html Some were then able to access treatment in good time. Others found out after the window for antivirals (only 48hrs) had already

When Andrea Barrett set out to vote, she wasn’t expecting to become a case study in how our democracy had failed Clinically Vulnerable people. Andrea lives with a health condition that means Covid wasn't a temporary risk - it remains a serious, ongoing issue. When she went to vote in 2024 she did everything right. She brought valid photo ID, wore a mask, and even brought video evidence showing she had put the mask on before  entering the building. But at the polling station,

After months of tireless campaigning, writing to MPs, briefing the media, and speaking up at the UK Covid Inquiry - our community may...

This week, millions of Clinically Vulnerable people woke up to find out they no longer qualify for an NHS Covid vaccine. No letter. No...

Published 1 October 2025 DOWNLOAD This October, Clinically Vulnerable Families (CVF) is releasing our latest report capturing the...

This is just one of many things said to me, or about me, through the pandemic. If only it was that simple. I was days away from turning...

When the pandemic began, children were told schools were “safe.” For Clinically Vulnerable Families, reality was very different. Some children were themselves at higher medical risk from Covid-19. Many more lived with parents, siblings, or grandparents whose health conditions meant even a mild infection could be devastating.

From autumn 2025, millions of people at higher risk from COVID-19 will be denied an NHS COVID booster. This includes many who were once officially told to shield because of their risks. Vaccines will only be funded for people over 75, care home residents, and a very small group with severely weakened immune systems. Everyone else who doesn't qualify for a spring booster will be excluded.

Three years ago, the UK entered what was supposed to be a new era - one where we had learned from the pandemic, adapted, and built a...

It has now been five years since the emergence of Covid, and nearly four since Boris Johnson announced what he had dubbed ‘Freedom Day’....

Last week, I tested positive for Covid after having a sore throat from my holiday. As a person who was identified as clinically extremely...

I have recently left teaching after twelve years in the profession. This is despite consistently having some of the best results in the...

As we approach the upcoming local elections, we want to bring your attention to an important issue that could affect your ability to vote...

Please sign and share our government petition. "We urge the Government to implement a policy requiring mask wearing in all healthcare...

We are have been working with our friends from The Covid Pledge, Doctors in Unite, the Hazards Campaign and Independent SAGE to create...

May 19th 2022 Independent Sage and Clinically Vulnerable Families. Bereaved Families for Justice, Long Covid SOS, the BMA, the Hazards...