Re:Harvard mandates the bivalent Omicron-specific Covid-19 b...
by sfusato on Tuesday November 29, 2022 @08:52AM
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Sweeden seems to be recommending further boosters to 65+. For those under 65, if you fall in certain categories.
People aged 18–64 who are medically at-risk due to:
- chronic cardiovascular disease, including stroke and high blood pressure (hypertension)
- chronic lung disease such as COPD, and brittle asthma
- other conditions that impair lung function or the ability to cough and clear mucus (for example, extreme obesity, neuromuscular disorders or multiple disabilities)
- chronic liver and kidney failure
- diabetes types 1 and 2
- conditions that severely weaken the immune system as a result of illness or treatment
- Down’s syndrome
- those who are pregnant with pregnancy-related risk factors such as being older than 35, high blood pressure (hypertension), diabetes, a BMI over 30 or other factor following individual assessment.
People aged 18–64 who are medically at-risk due to:
- chronic cardiovascular disease, including stroke and high blood pressure (hypertension)
- chronic lung disease such as COPD, and brittle asthma
- other conditions that impair lung function or the ability to cough and clear mucus (for example, extreme obesity, neuromuscular disorders or multiple disabilities)
- chronic liver and kidney failure
- diabetes types 1 and 2
- conditions that severely weaken the immune system as a result of illness or treatment
- Down’s syndrome
- those who are pregnant with pregnancy-related risk factors such as being older than 35, high blood pressure (hypertension), diabetes, a BMI over 30 or other factor following individual assessment.
English link: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency...