At risk of severe illness | Shielding | |
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Aged 70 or older (regardless of medical conditions) | Â | |
Aged under 70 anda | Â | |
 | Chronic (long-term) mild to moderate respiratory diseases, such as asthma, COPD, emphysema or bronchitis | People with severe chest conditions such as cystic fibrosis or severe asthma (requiring hospital admissions or courses of steroid tablets) |
 | Chronic heart disease, such as heart failure |  |
 | Chronic kidney disease | People with severe diseases of body systems, such as severe kidney disease (dialysis) |
 | Chronic liver disease, such as hepatitis |  |
 | Chronic neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease, MS, a learning disability or cerebral palsy |  |
 | Diabetes |  |
 | A weakened immune system as the result of conditions such as HIV and AIDS, or medicines such as steroid tablets | People who have received an organ transplant and remain on ongoing immunosuppression medication |
 |  | People with cancer who are undergoing active chemotherapy or radiotherapy |
 |  | People with cancers of the blood or bone marrow such as leukaemia who are at any stage of treatment |
 | Being seriously overweight (a BMI of 40 or above) |  |
Those who are pregnant | Â |