A disability campaigner claims she had to chase to get her Covid vaccine despite shielding since last March. Samantha Renke has Osteogenesis Imperfecta which has left her with 50% lung capacity and she is also asthmatic.
But she claims she still hadn't been contacted about the vaccine until just over two weeks ago when she decided to get in touch herself.
In a first person opinion piece for the Metro, Samantha said: "Turned out I, like many disabled people and those with long term health conditions were left off the shielding list, which was set in place to ensure we’d get priority food, vitamin D supplements, provisions for our care workers and, oh yes, the vaccine." Samantha added: "Just two weeks ago I called my GP in London to inquire