We were all in this together but you are on your own now.

Not true though. It’s just another sensationalist headline and the story confirms it was a blip

Vanessa Hebditch, from the British Liver Trust, said: “The government has said that individual doctors can use their clinical judgment and take people off the shielding list. I’ve had assurance from the Department of Health and Social Care that nobody should have received a text as the first piece of communication. Their consultant should have written to them or rung
“Some people who have received this message haven’t had those conversations, so clearly this was a blip. Our advice, if you do receive a text, is to continue to shield until you have received direct advice from your own clinician.”
 
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