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by Jackie Sinnerton
Premium Content Severely obese Queenslanders are eligible for priority COVID-19 vaccination with transplant and cancer patients. Adults with a BMI of 35 or over - classified as severely obese can fill in an eligibility declaration form at their GP or vaccination clinic to join the phase 1b rollout. They qualify as adults with underlying medical conditions. It is estimated that 460,000 Queenslanders - 12Â per cent - are severely obese. It very much makes sense for those with serious weight problems to come forward for the vaccine. Obesity puts people at greater risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms, second only to old age, Dr Bruce Willett, Queensland chair of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners said.