Stephanie Holmes, 51, wears a visible sunflower lanyard that shows she is exempt from having to wear a mask. She claims that she was previously the victim of an attack that involved smothering and that wearing a mask or visor makes her feel dizzy, panicked and feeling like she is going to pass out.

       Sydenham House Group Practice, in Hull, says that, as a healthcare setting, they are continuing to work with mandatory infection control and PPE measures including wearing masks and social distancing, adding that the safety of all patients, and staff, is their top priority.

       When Stephanie raised her concerns about requiring her shots promptly, she claims the clinic's practice manager said they could give her the injections in her car.

       Stephanie said: "It's not right, I don't want the world watching me get an injection. They're refusing healthcare in a proper health facility. What happens if something goes wrong? Are they going to treat me if something goes wrong in my car?

       "It's wrong. The people out there that are suffering through violence shouldn't be treated this way. We should be equal and we shouldn't be made to do something we cannot do if it affects our health.

       "We're not refusing to wear a mask because we want to be awkward, we're doing it because we can't."