The Guardian view on the treatment of shielders: first, not last | Editorial

The handling of those highly vulnerable to coronavirus speaks volumes about attitudes towards chronic illness and disability
For more than 2 million people in England, the effects of the pandemic have been especially punishing – forcing them to keep a distance even from others in their household. Those who have been judged clinically extremely vulnerable, including transplant recipients and those undergoing some cancer treatments, have spent months shut away. Now, with remarkably little sc