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Advocates for people with complex medical needs and severe disabilities want them to receive higher priority for the COVID-19 vaccine.
People with Down syndrome are at a much greater risk than the general population of becoming seriously ill if they contract the virus, said Ron Coristine Jr., executive director of Community Living Chatham-Kent.
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But other groups should also be in the first phase of Ontario’s vaccine rollout, he said.
“What about people who have maybe had an organ transplant or somebody who has cystic fibrosis?” Coristine asked. “It’s not just people who we support. … We know there are people out there who have nothing to do with our organization but have complex medical needs. What about these individuals?”