Minnesota reports 13 more COVID-19 deaths, 826 new cases startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Though many people with disabilities are more vulnerable to COVID-19, in some U.S. states they fear being left behind in a massive effort to get limited vaccines into the arms of those who need them most.
Though many people with disabilities are more vulnerable to COVID-19, in some U.S. states they’re being left behind in a massive effort to get limited vaccines into the arms of those who need them most
I put my life on hold: Disability groups plead for va accesswdun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from accesswdun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Adults with down syndrome push for Covid vaccine prioritization
“It’s been absolutely terrifying or our family,” Leslie Neugent, JJ’s mother said.
Neugent, who also works as a minister with adults with Down syndrome, said they have been on lockdown since March.
Researchers found that individuals with Down syndrome were almost five times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID and at 10 times higher risk of death from the disease. They suspect immune abnormalities, along with three copies of chromosome 21 rather than two, make people with Down syndrome more vulnerable to severe COVID-19.
A spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Health told WCCO the state will follow CDC guidelines, putting the state’s Down syndrome adult population in 1C unless they are in a congregate care setting – which is in tier 3 of the 1A phase.