Face Masks..

[professorplum13]

Scotland ....continue to wear them to protect the clinically vulnerable...says the 1st minister...

"who" are the clinically vulnerable? Would have thought they've all had a double vaccine by now ???

[Sqad]

Anyone with an autoimmune disorder and in any case full immunisation is only effective in approx 85% of cases at best.

[jno]

You're considered clinically extremely vulnerable if:

your doctor or GP has classed you as clinically extremely vulnerable because they think you're at high risk of getting seriously ill
you've been identified as possibly being at high risk through the COVID-19 Population Risk Assessment
you've had an organ transplant
you're having chemotherapy or antibody treatment for cancer, including immunotherapy
you're having an intense course of radiotherapy (radical radiotherapy) for lung cancer
you're having targeted cancer treatments that can affect the immune system (such as protein kinase inhibitors or PARP inhibitors)
you have blood or bone marrow cancer (such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma)
you've had a bone marrow or stem cell transplant in the past 6 months, or are still taking immunosuppressant medicine
you've been told by a doctor you have a severe lung condition (such as cystic fibrosis, severe asthma or severe COPD)
you have a condition that means you have a very high risk of getting infections (such as SCID or sickle cell)
you're taking medicine that makes you much more likely to get infections (such as high doses of steroids or immunosuppressant medicine)
you have a serious heart condition and are pregnant
you have a problem with your spleen or your spleen has been removed (splenectomy)
you're an adult with Down's syndrome
you're an adult who is having dialysis or has severe (stage 5) long-term kidney disease

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/people-at-higher-risk/who-is-at-high-risk-from-coronavirus-clinically-extremely-vulnerable/

[Mamyalynne]

I can't add to the two good answers above, but I would like to thank you for posting a thread about the wearing of masks in Scotland in a clear and easily understood manner.

Much more fitting for the News topic than an earlier one.

[ummmm]

I'm exempt from wearing a mask (I do wear one though) and I don't suffer from anything in jno's link.

[woofgang]

not the same thing ummm many clinically vulnerable people can and do wear masks

[ToraToraTora]

This nowt to do with the vulnerable it's about being contrary to the English, another discussion here:
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1758636.html

[ummmm]

Woof - I can only really wear one when I have someone with me.

When I go to the shop I pop my head in and ask if anyone is in (shop keeper is my friend) if the shop is empty I don't wear one but if someone else enters I'll put mine on and just pretend to be browsing the shelves.

[youngmafbog]

Up to Scotland. If they are happy with this then fine, no problem to me.

[New Judge]

//I'm exempt from wearing a mask (I do wear one though) and I don't suffer from anything in jno's link.//

You don't have to suffer from anything to be exempt.

There are two categories of people who do not have to wear face coverings:

The first category are those who are "exempt". These include children, employees of the business or transport operator, police officers and other responders.

The second are those who have a "reasonable excuse" not to wear one. There are eight "reasonable excuses" in the non-exhaustive list provided and only one of them involves the medical condition of the wearer (or perhaps two if you include those who have to remove their face covering to take medicine).

[Smowball]

Tbh even though all shops here say on door that you have to wear a mask at least 60% Of shoppers don’t and they don’t say a word.

[naomi24]

//at least 60% Of shoppers don’t//

That's not my experience. I don't think I've seen anyone in shops without a mask or one of those visor things.

[youngmafbog]

I think it depends on where you live and the type of shop. Larger shops you see more wear them down here but go up the road to the local ones and many are not, especially in the Asian shops where I do go.