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<p>The United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers and other senior clinicians developed
clinical consensus about which conditions should automatically consider someone as
clinically extremely vulnerable. This has been updated throughout the pandemic based
on the latest evidence. From April 2020, general practitioners (GPs) and clinicians
were asked to review their patient lists and given the ability to add or remove individuals
from the Shielded Patient List where appropriate. In February 2021, individuals were
identified by the COVID-19 population risk assessment and added to the Shielded Patient
List. Significant changes affecting clinically extremely vulnerable people have been
communicated with GPs through the Primary Care Bulletin.</p>
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