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People with disabilities are more likely than those without disabilities to have chronic health conditions, live in shared group (also called “congregate”) settings, and face more barriers in accessing health care.People in racial and ethnic minority groups are often younger when they develop chronic medical conditions and may be more likely to have more than one medical condition. Studies have shown people from racial and ethnic minority groups are also dying from COVID-19 at younger ages.This includes many people from racial and ethnic minority groups and people with disabilities. Some people are at increased risk of getting very sick or dying from COVID-19 because of where they live or work, or because they can’t get health care.

A person’s risk of severe illness from COVID-19 increases as the number of underlying medical conditions they have increases.The number of deaths among people over age 65 is 97 times higher than the number of deaths among people ages 18-29 years. More than 81% of COVID-19 deaths occur in people over age 65. Older adults are at highest risk of getting very sick from COVID-19.

Require a ventilator to help them breathe.

This means that a person with one or more of these conditions who gets very sick from COVID-19 (has severe illness from COVID-19) is more likely to:

Some people who are immunocompromised, or people with weakened immune systems, may get additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine.īased on the current evidence, a person with any of the conditions listed below is more likely to get very sick from COVID-19.

Approved and authorized COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.

This is especially important if you are older or have severe health conditions or more than one health condition, including those on the list below.

Staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and following preventive measures for COVID-19 are important.

If you have questions about a condition not included on this list, talk to your healthcare provider about how best to manage your condition and protect yourself from COVID-19.

The list below does not include all possible conditions that put you at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19.

If you have one of these conditions, talk with your healthcare provider about how best to protect yourself from severe illness from COVID-19.

A person with any of the medical conditions listed below is more likely to get very sick with COVID-19.