Californians ages 16 to 64 with high-risk health conditions now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Starting Monday, March 15, the State of California will open COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people between ages 16 and 64 who have a severe underlying health condition or are at risk due to a severe disability.
It s the first non-age based recommendation for the coronavirus vaccine, meaning people under the age of 65 with underlying health conditions can now get the shot in California.
“We knew that patients that developed COVID at an older age were much more likely to have hospitalization and severe COVID disease requiring critical care and that type of work within the hospital, says Dr. Scott Robertson at Marian Regional Medical Center.
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A 64-year-old California man with underlying conditions and a previous diagnosis of COVID-19 died shortly after receiving a dose of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. What s False
Lab results showed that the vaccine was “ruled out as a contributing factor in the individual’s death.
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