Covid-19 Information for patients with vasculitis from Vasculitis UK

[PMRpro]

vasculitis.org.uk/news/coro...

This has one of the better explanations of social distancing and self-isolation that I have seen. This is information that definitely should apply to anyone on over 20mg/day pred and anyone on pred and a supplementary immunosuppressant or a biologic.

Note the disclaimer:

This information is provided by Vasculitis UK as a guide for vasculitis patients for informative purposes only. It is based on the best information available to us. It is not a set of rules set by Public Health England or the UK government.

It is ultimately up to the reader how they implement the advice.

EVERYONE, irrespective of dose of pred should be practising social distancing - remaining at home except for shopping for essential supplies, not going out to visit and no-one allowed to visit you and not using public transport. When you are out - and truly, you shouldn't be except possibly for a walk in a deserted area - keep 2m away from anyone who comes near you. Two metres is further away than you are tall.

[jinasc]

Banner headline on every newspapers front page - but it would need amending by deleting "irrespective of dose of pred".

On the TV screen at all times as the top and especially on the News and the PM's daily dose of optimism.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to jinasc]

I suppose optimism is a nice word for cloud cuckoo land thinking ...

[jinasc in reply to PMRpro]

Correct

I could not think of the correct euphemism for the word that I wanted to post.

The powers that be would throw me off this site forever. 🤔

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to jinasc]

It took some thought believe me

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I have been out of the house for the first time in quite a few days, longer without the chemist visit, do people think 2m is 3ft???

[jinasc in reply to Hidden]

Short answer 'Yes'

On the other hand, I hope you forgive those of us who are used to feet, yards and inches, hectors, acres, tons, pounds etc. 😟

[Hidden in reply to jinasc]

I still convert to ft and inches. I can just about cope with a litre in terms of what it looks like but weights and measures get the old imperial conversion.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Hidden]

Not sure where I saw it this morning - but someone had been asked if 2m was the same as 12 inches ...

[Hidden in reply to PMRpro]

🤦😭

[Longtimer in reply to PMRpro]

No.surprise there then....

[glenoliv in reply to Hidden]

2 meters is almost 7 feet.

[Hidden in reply to glenoliv]

Yes...it's certainly not 12 inches.