Just when it's now safe to go out, a note of ca... - Liver4Life

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Just when it's now safe to go out, a note of caution.

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All those who have received a liver transplant (like myself) or who have a suppressed immune system will know how important skin protection is at this time of year. It can feel like we are having to doubly protect ourselves. Having got through the self-isolation due to the pandemic. We can finally go out, only to remember that direct sunlight is also our enemy.

(This is not an advertisement), but being fair-skinned, I use a factor 50+ sun lotion. The met office issues daily updated warnings on their website of the UV levels for that day and is a good source of information: metoffice.gov.uk/public/wea...

The Met Office site does say that the UV index does not exceed 8 in the UK (8 is rare; 7 may occur on exceptional days) but today for example, (26 Jun 20) the map of the UK is showing five areas where it is expected to be an 8. So extreme care is needed.

The NHS has a lot of good information about this: nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-bo...

Just yet another reminder for us to stay safe and enjoy the summer.

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