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<p>Batten disease is not one of the specific health conditions identified by expert
clinicians and signed off by the Chief Medical Officer that put someone at greatest
risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Some patients with Batten disease may have been
advised to shield, but this will be because they have been recommended to do so by
their general practitioner or hospital specialist, due to other health conditions
or individual clinical circumstances. National shielding advice has been paused since
1 August, although it remains in place for some local areas where incidence of the
disease remains high.</p>
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