NI Health chiefs decide against advising shielding for people considered vulnerable

NI Chief Medical Officer, Dr Michael McBride Picture: Kelvin Boyes/PressEye/PA

Fri, 23 Oct, 2020 - 20:59

David Young, PA

Health chiefs in Northern Ireland have decided against reintroducing formal advice for people deemed vulnerable to Covid-19 to shield from wider society.

Shielding was paused in Northern Ireland on July 31.

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