‘I’m not eligible for the Covid vaccine and I’ve caught it three times in six months’

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Ella Halpern-Matthews has had half a lung removed and suffers chronic chest infections, but is not eligible for a booster vaccine

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A woman who had half her lung removed has called for the Covid vaccine to be given the same priority as the flu jab after she caught the virus three times in the months since she was dropped from the eligibility list.