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I am 78 and care full time for my wife. Am I in the UK vaccine priority group?

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I am 78 and care full time for my wife. Am I in the UK vaccine priority group?
« on: 14/01/2021 17:42:07 »
Listener Colin sent us the following:

My wife needs end-of-life care. I have a care agency that visits five times a day, but I’m her main carer as her husband. I am 78, my wife is 79, and if I was taken ill with coronavirus my wife would end up in care.

I note on the government website that I should be in the priority group for the first vaccination. Could you tell me if this is correct?


Can anyone interpret the guidelines better than me, especially how they're defining "health and social care workers at high risk"? https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/coronavirus-vaccine/
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Re: I am 78 and care full time for my wife. Am I in the UK vaccine priority group?
« Reply #1 on: 15/01/2021 00:48:01 »
Aged 78, yes, you're in the upper tiers. Hopefully you won't have long to wait.
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Re: I am 78 and care full time for my wife. Am I in the UK vaccine priority group?
« Reply #2 on: 15/01/2021 11:21:05 »
Who's organising the notification letters, is it NHS England or the surgeries?
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