Covid: Time running out to protect vulnerable, campaigners warn

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Covid: Time running out to protect vulnerable, campaigners warn
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Campaigners urge the government to pay for a drug they say will help protect vulnerable people this winter.

There are around 500,000 people in the UK with suppressed immune systems.

"Evusheld would give me a layer of protection, that is better than nothing. Because that's what I have currently - nothing.""I'm expensive and expendable. So, you know, the sooner people like me disappear, the easier it will be for everybody."So this thing is draining me of any desire to really continue with my life, because it isn't a life."and is already available in more than 30 other countries.

Scott's wife Nikola is one of the founders of the patient campaign group 'Evusheld for the UK', which is pushing for the decision to be reviewed."And to be honest, I think that's even more cruel than not having a solution at all."

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