Covid-19: Here's List Of Underlying Conditions, Comorbidities Now Eligible To Get Vaccine In NY

With approximately four million New Yorkers with underlying illnesses soon to be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the state has released an initial list of which comorbidities have been included.

New York has released a list of who is eligible to receive the vaccine.
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Zak Failla

02/05/2021 4:30 p.m.

On Friday, Feb. 5, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the state will be pivoting its vaccination plan to include a new cohort of people that suffer from certain underlying conditions.

According to the state, the following underlying conditions are eligible for the vaccine as of Monday, Feb. 15:

Cancer (current or in remission, including 9/11-related cancers);
Chronic kidney disease;
Pulmonary disease;
Intellectual and developmental disabilities, including Down Syndrome;
Heart conditions, including heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies, or hypertension;
Immunocompromised;
Severe obesity and obesity;
Pregnancy;
Sickle cell disease or Thalassemia;
Type 1 or 2 diabetes;
Cerebrovascular disease;
Neurologic conditions including Alzheimer’s or dementia;
Liver disease.

Officials cautioned that the list is subject to change as more scientific evidence is published and as they analyze state-specific data.

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