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.
