
22 Feb Prioritise vaccinations for people with a learning disability – petition call
British Association of Social Workers call for signatures to petition.
In response to the recently published ONS data which highlights the shocking and outrageous reality that around two-thirds of fatalities from tCovid-19 during its peak from start of March to mid-May were people with disabilities. That is more than 22,000 deaths.
People with learning disability aged 18-34 are 30 x more likely to die from Covid-19 than those without a learning disability.
Please find two news articles and a link to a petition which you may wish to sign:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/562694
BASW England supports national campaign activity by Learning Disability England and Mencap calling for all people with learning disabilities to be offered the covid-19 vaccine: