The CDC has issued new guidelines on the COVID-19 vaccine for people with underlying medical conditions

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  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new guidelines for people with underlying medical conditions on Saturday, stating they can receive the COVID-19 vaccine as long as they “haven’t had a serious allergic reaction to any of the ingredients in the vaccine.”
  • The CDC has issued guidelines specifically for people with HIV, a weakened immune system, and autoimmune diseases such as Guillain-Barre syndrome and Bell’s palsy.
  • According to the CDC, nearly 2 million people in the US have received the first of two doses of the vaccine as of Saturday, but it still urges people to follow health guidelines.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new vaccine guidelines on Saturday for people with underlying medical conditions.

The CDC said people with underlying medical conditions are at an increased risk of “serious illness” from the coronavirus and could get the COVID-19 vaccine as long as they “haven’t had a serious allergic reaction to any of the ingredients in the vaccine.”

The CDC has specifically issued guidelines for people with the following conditions:

The CDC cautioned that information on the safety of the vaccine for people with HIV and a weakened immune system is not yet available, and although people with HIV were included in clinical trials of the vaccine, no data is available for that group either.

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People who have had GBS and Bell’s palsy can get the vaccine, the CDC said.

“With few exceptions, the general immunization guidelines of the Independent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) do not include a history of GBS as a precautionary measure in vaccination with other vaccines,” the CDC said.

The CDC said cases of Bell’s palsy were reported in participants of the vaccine clinical trials, but the Food and Drug Administration “has not concluded that these cases were caused by vaccination.”

According to the CDC, 1.94 million people in the US have received the first of two doses of the vaccine since Saturday. But the agency still urges people to follow proper health guidelines, such as wearing a mask and socializing, even for those who get the vaccine.

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