Advice around COVID19

FormerMember
FormerMember
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Hello I am hoping somebody can help or offer advice...

As everybody is aware the new COVID19 has brought a lot of worry and anxiety to us all.There is a lot of talk of vulnerable groups.

In 2016 I was diagnosed with a follicular carcinoma thyriod cancer as I had a 6cm lump growing on one side of my thyriod so had an operation to remove half and when the results came back had a full TT in June 2016. I did not need to undergo the radio active iodene treatment.

Do I count as a vulnerable person? I have a compromised immune system due to having cancer in the first place I was told? I think I was offered the flu jab one year but never actually had it. Should I have been having it? I know I did not have the chemo is it just people who have had cancer who have had chemo that are at a higher risk and should be more careful about the COVID19.

Any advice will be great as I cannot contact my consultant right now.