D.C. to offer COVID vaccine to people with chronic health conditions, including HIV, starting March 1
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metroweekly.comThe Washington Post, DC Health had originally considered opening appointments to people over age 50 with serious conditions as part of “Group 1C,” while keeping younger people at bay.
But those with serious health problems argued to city officials that their conditions put them at the same amount of risk as older residents with less severe health conditions.Among the chronic conditions that qualify a person for membership in Group 1C — the third wave of residents eligible for COVID-19 vaccine shots — are: asthma, COPD, lung disease, cancer, kidney, heart, or liver disease, diabetes, heart conditions, hypertension, those with developmental disabilities, neurologic conditions, those who are pregnant, those who are severely obese, those with.
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