Who Qualifies as High Risk?
Examples of high-risk patient characteristics include older adults (age 50 yr+), asthma, smoking (current or former), overweight, diabetes, pregnant, immune compromised, mental health disorders, substance use disorders, and cardiovascular disease.
For a full list of conditions and patient characteristics that increase a patient’s risk for severe COVID-19 disease, please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/