Rationale for the shielding policy for clinically vulnerable people in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Introduction Shielding aimed to protect those predicted to be at highest risk from COVID-19 and was uniquely implemented in the UK during the first year of the pandemic from March 2020. As the first stage in the EVITE Immunity evaluation (Effects of shielding for vulnerable people during COVID-19 pa...

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Main Authors: Stephen Jolles, Ashley Akbari, Andrew Carson-Stevens, Helen Snooks, Adrian Edwards, Bridie Evans, Ann John, Alison Porter, Jeremy Dale, Ronan Lyons, Jennifer Morgan, Bernadette Sewell, Mark Rhys Kingston, Lesley Griffiths, Lucy Dixon, Anthony Whiffen, Victoria Angharad Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e073464.full