1. When Will I Be Able to Get the Vaccine if I Have Eczema?
This depends on where you live, because each state is responsible for deciding how they’re rolling out the vaccine. Visit your state’s health department to learn about its plan. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has put together a recommended priority list of who should receive the vaccine first, which includes frontline workers, people over age 75, and individuals with underlying health conditions that put them at increased risk of severe COVID-19. According to the National Eczema Association, COVID-19 does not increase the risk of life-threatening complications for people with eczema.
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Researchers urge patients to continue preventive care for heart disease during the COVID-19 pandemic and not to delay urgent care.
While COVID-19 has already claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the United States and the death toll continues to climb, new research finds another deadly cost of the pandemic. Deaths from cardiovascular issues spiked in regions of the country that were hit earliest by the pandemic, according to a study published January 2021 in the
The results add credence to previous reports that found some patients feared contracting COVID-19 at the hospital and chose to delay or not seek care at all during medical emergencies last spring. As the United States continues to battle the virus and is currently in the midst of a surge of COVID-19 cases, experts say it’s imperative the public understands that care should not be delayed for vital health issues like heart problems.