United Kingdom: Risk to Clinically Vulnerable Children ‘Forgotten’ as COVID-19 Restrictions Lift
Children & Young People Now – July 07, 2021
Starting July 19, masks will no longer be mandatory in school or on school transport and pupils will no longer need to self-isolate if someone in their class or year group “bubble” tests positive for the virus. Staff and pupils who are classed as clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) “may wish to take extra precautions”, the Department for Education has said, but they are no longer asked to shield. However, families of CEV children, who are not eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine if they are under 18, and organisations supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have hit out at the government over “forgetting” them.
https://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/article/risk-to-clinically-vulnerable-children-forgotten-as-covid-19-restrictions-lift