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Vaccines/learning disabilities: eligibility

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9 months ago

I'm confused.

I've been invited for a 'flu vaccine even though I'm not within any of the vulnerable groups.

The invite states the '18-64 'at risk' group.

So, I just wondered whether autism is classed as a 'learning disability' with respect to this, as that is a 'vulnerable group' in the NHS list.

As far as I'm aware, autism is classed as a developmental disability but you can also have a learning disability with it.

Some do, some don't.

This has also set me wondering whether I will now be invited for a Covid vaccine on the same grounds.

Does anyone have any light to shed on this please (and has anyone else been unexpectedly invited to the Vaccine Party)?

Thanks.

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  • 8 months ago

    Yeah your GPs records don’t indicate if your autism is  low functioning or high functioning. And because learning disabilities aren’t always recorded separately from the autism diagnosis theyre just treating it like a learning disability.

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  • 8 months ago

    Yeah your GPs records don’t indicate if your autism is  low functioning or high functioning. And because learning disabilities aren’t always recorded separately from the autism diagnosis theyre just treating it like a learning disability.

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