Asthma : We strongly recommend you follow this guidance if you are in one of the high-risk groups.

[POSTMAN]

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It's extremely long, please use the link for all the info, I will just put up a summary.

Shielding advice for very high-risk groups
The Government has released new guidelines for people who are at higher risk of needing critical care if they catch coronavirus.

We strongly recommend you follow this guidance if you are in one of the high-risk groups.

We have had more specific guidance from the Department of Health and Social Care about who is in the high-risk groups. Based on this, our clinical leads have helped us to create the following list, which should help you work out if you are in the high-risk group or not. This list is the best information we have at the moment about who is at high risk. We will update it if we get any new information or if the guidance changes.

If you are, or your child is, taking:

• Any biologic therapy, also called a mAb (Xolair/omalizumab, Nucala/mepolizumab, Cinqaero/reslizumab, Fasenra/benralizumab)
  Steroid tablets or liquid every day
  Antibiotic tablets or liquid for asthma every week (e.g. azithromycin)
  Tiotropium
  A combination inhaler that also contains a long-acting bronchodilator (e.g. Seretide, Fostair, Symbicort) at a high daily steroid dose (see the list below)
  An inhaler with a high daily steroid dose (see the list below) AND you are taking Montelukast

Then you should follow the shielding advice, which means:

Stay at home at all times and avoid any face-to-face contact with others for at least 12 weeks.

Get food, medicines and other essential items delivered, and have the person delivering them leave them at the door. You can ask friends and neighbours to help with this, or use delivery services. If you can’t do this, public services and charities are gearing up to help people who have to stay at home. From Tuesday 24th March you can register for extra services from Government.

Use phone or online services to contact your GP or other services if needed.

Inside your home, minimise all non-essential contact with other people you live with.

People who provide essential support for you, such as healthcare or support with your daily needs or social care, can still come to your home. But if they have symptoms of COVID-19, they should not come. You should make a plan for how your care needs will be met if your carer becomes ill.

If you get symptoms of COVID-19, which means a fever or a new continuous cough, use the NHS 111 online coronavirus service or call 111 as soon as you get symptoms. Do not wait for your symptoms to get worse.

If someone else lives with you, they do not have to follow the shielding guidance. They should follow the social distancing guidance very closely and do what they can to support you with shielding.

There is more information for people who live with you in the government shielding guidance and we would strongly suggest you read it and apply it as much as you can.

[viking1488]

i take Seretide

[Stormproof]

My medication is on the list aswell Relvar Ellipta.

[Spartacus]

My medication is on that list. There's so much conflicting information at the moment, every time you try and get an answer the criteria of who is at risk seems to have changed, who knows if we stay off or have to go in.

It can't be that difficult to say who should stay away from work and who should be okay to go in, tried asking RM for clarification and they just can't/won't answer, I imagine this is causing a great deal of unnecessary stress and anxiety for lots of people, not just the posties but their families as well.

[clashcityrocker]

My medication is on the list but not at a high enough dosage for me to be considered vulnerable.

[viking1488]

My medication is on the list but not at a high enough dosage for me to be considered vulnerable.

that does not matter you are still vulnerable you get this it will f**k you up imagine having a type of asthma attack for days you need to be careful and practice very strict social distancing just stay safe

[Cluaran]

What if you are asthmatic but your medication is not on the list??

[yorkychris]

I have 2 on the list.

[Stormproof]

My medication is on the list but not at a high enough dosage for me to be considered vulnerable.

Mine is a lower dosage aswell(basically the childs one). I spoke to my GP practice yesterday and they could'nt give me any info because its not them sending out the letters, they are coming straight from NHS England and more letters are being released daily up until 29th March. I was then told to contact 111 if I don't receive a letter by then.

[endofdays1982]

My inhaler is on here but at a slightly lower dosage, some guys in my work with other conditions have decided themselves to dissapear , think it would cause to much anxiety at home just deciding myself, everything very vague, ah well, i reckon the ones that get off are ones really severe asthma, sounds like some of us have mild asthma with the odd bad bout!. Just going solider on