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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.
Ella Halpern-Matthews, a historian from Kent, has a severe respiratory illness and has been asthmatic since birth.
She had half a lung removed due to cystic adenomatoid malformation and suffers chronic chest infections, which make her more vulnerable to common colds and Covid.
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