Under Georgia COVID vaccine rules, what qualifies as a high-risk health condition?
Georgia will expand the eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, March 15 to include people 55 and older, in addition to those with a “high-risk condition” as defined by the CDC.
These high-risk conditions include people who have cancer, heart conditions and obesity. Also included are women who are pregnant.
According to information posted Wednesday on the Georgia public health website, those at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 include those with:
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- COPD or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Heart Conditions
- Immunocompromised State
- Liver Disease
- Neurologic Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Thalassemia (a blood disorder)
Gov. Brian Kemp said Wednesday the expanded list of eligibility for COVID vaccines in Georgia will cover categories that account for 92% of all Georgia’s death due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Brian O'Shea is a senior digital producer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He works with the newsroom to identify topics of interest to Atlanta readers and also works with voter guides and election results. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and The Ohio State University Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism.
