The Stroke Association colleagues have advised that they are seeing a prevalence of calls to their helpline from stroke survivors who are being told different eligibility criteria for the COVID-19 vaccine by their doctors and in some instances, are not being offered the vaccine as a result.
Given the high prevalence of stroke and the resulting clinical frailty, we want to remind you that all stroke survivors (including subarachnoid haemorrhage) and those who have had a TIA are in priority group six and are therefore eligible to receive the vaccine. Read more about the schedule for the UK and the eligibility criteria for cohort six in the COVID-19 Green Book Chapter 14a.