COVID Vaccine Eligibility Expands In Massachusetts To 55+ And More Medical Conditions
BOSTON (CBS) - Massachusetts expanded it's COVID-19 vaccine eligibility Monday to include anyone age 55 and older and people with one high-risk medical condition.
The state updated the list of conditions that qualify Friday to match CDC guidelines.
The full list now includes:
- Cancer
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic lung diseases, including COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma (moderate-to-severe), interstitial lung disease, cystic fibrosis, and pulmonary hypertension
- Dementia or other neurological conditions
- Diabetes (type 1 or type 2)
- Down syndrome
- Heart conditions (such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies or hypertension)
- HIV infection
- Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system)
- Liver disease
- Overweight and obesity
- Pregnancy
- Sickle cell disease or thalassemia
- Smoking, current or former
- Solid organ or blood stem cell transplant
- Stroke or cerebrovascular disease, which affects blood flow to the brain
- Substance use disorder
All residents age 16 and older will be eligible in two weeks, on Monday, April 19.
To find out more about COVID vaccinations in Massachusetts and where you can get one visit mass.gov/covid-19-vaccine
