Those Vulnerable to COVID-19

Updated Guidance for the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable to COVID-19

The government has made some changes to its guidance for people who are shielding because the transmission of COVID-19 in the community has gone down.

The changes from 6 July are:

• you no longer need to socially distance from people you live with
• if you want to, you can meet in a group of up to 6 people outdoors, including people from other households
• you may also form a ‘support bubble’ with one other household if you want to, but one of the households in the ‘support bubble’ should be a single adult household (either an adult living alone or with children under 18 only). You can all spend time together outside and inside each other’s homes, including overnight, without needing to socially distance
• the government support offer has been extended: you can still get a food box, care and/or medicine delivery until 31 July if you want them, and have registered online by 17 July. If you have been recently advised to shield there is more information on the page below outlining on the support available to you below
• the latest evidence indicates that the risk of serious illness for most children and young people is low. All children and young people should continue to shield until 31 July. A clinical discussion with your paediatric specialist or GP will be needed before any child or young person is removed from the shielded patient list. Health services will be in touch with children and their families over the summer, ahead of the new school term, to discuss what the new evidence means for them personally in the longer term. Families, carers and young people do not need to make immediate contact