Vaccines/learning disabilities: eligibility

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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  • I had my jab today and this conversation. 

    Nurse: why have you been invited?

    Me: no idea.

    Nurse: you must know.

    Me: well I don't.  It may be that I am autistic. 

    Nurse looks it up in a book.

    Then: I think it's the autism even though you are obviously very high functioning. 

    Me thinks: you won't think that if I slap you.

    Nurse: it comes under neurological conditions. 

    However.... I looked it up and it says 'disease' not 'condition'.

  • I think the problem is there are a fair number of low functioning autistic people diagnosed only as autistic, not as autistic + interlectually disabled / sevear learning disability. So they added autism to the filter to catch these people.

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  • I think the problem is there are a fair number of low functioning autistic people diagnosed only as autistic, not as autistic + interlectually disabled / sevear learning disability. So they added autism to the filter to catch these people.

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