LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday listed the high-risk medical conditions that will qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine ages 18-65 during phase 1B of distribution.
The mentioned conditions include:
- Asthma
- Cancer (currently have cancer)
- Cerebrovascular disease affecting blood vessels
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic liver disease
- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Cystic fibrosis
- Chronic lung disease
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Down syndrome
- Heart conditions such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathies
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Neurological conditions (such as dementia)
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Sickle cell disease
- Thalassemia (a type of blood disease)
- Weakened immune system due to solid organ transplantation (kidney, liver, pancreas, heart or lung)
- Immune system weakened from blood or bone marrow transplant, HIV, steroid use or other medications
The state also announced that it will be getting 21% more COVID-19 vaccination doses this week to boost statewide distribution. The additional 9,550 doses will bring this week’s expected vaccine delivery to 55,950, up from 46,400 a week ago.
The state’s 19 local health districts are completing the first phase of the campaign, prioritizing health workers and residents of long-term care facilities, and working to vaccinate people 65 and older, as well as some key workers .
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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