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Am i shielding or not?

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In March I was contacted to shield which I did.

I'm confused to should I be shielding now.

I live in Wales and take Urso daily

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My son also lives n Wales he has Autoimmune Hepatitis with cirrhosis. He takes prednisolone and azathioprine. He received a second shielding letter last week. Hope this helps.

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ElviralovesFashion in reply to Em66

Thankyou

Here is a link to our current information from the Department of Health on shielding.

britishlivertrust.org.uk/ne...

If you were shielding previously but have not yet had a letter to shield this time it might be worth speaking to your GP or medical team. In the meantime err on the side of caution.

regards

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