Vaccine Eligibility Opening 03.15.2021 0715 4 JS

Vaccine eligibility guidelines have changed allowing for more Americans to get inoculated.

Starting today (Monday), those 16 to 64 years old with specific high-risk medical conditions can receive the Pfizer, Moderna, or Jannsen vaccine. The list includes:

• Cancer, current with weakened immune system
• Chronic kidney disease, stage 4 or above
• Chronic pulmonary disease, oxygen dependent
• Down syndrome
• Solid organ transplant, leading to a weakened immune system
• Pregnancy
• Sickle cell disease
• Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies (but not hypertension)
• Severe obesity
• Type 2 diabetes
  
  

Those who work in public transportation and airport sectors are now eligible as well as individuals who work or live in homeless shelters, behavioral health facilities and prisons.

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