(Lincoln, NE) -- Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services is naming the high-risk medical conditions that will qualify those ages 18-65 for a COVID-19 vaccine during Phase 1B.
The conditions listed include:
- Asthma
- Cancer (Currently have Cancer)
- Cerebrovascular Disease affecting Blood Vessels
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Liver Disease
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Chronic Lung Disease
- Diabetes Type 1
- Diabetes Type 2
- Down Syndrome
- Heart Conditions such as Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease or Cardiomyopathies
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- Neurologic Conditions (such as Dementia)
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Thalassemia (a Type of Blood Disorder)
- Weakened Immune System due to Solid Organ Transplant (Kidney, Liver, Pancreas, Heart, or Lung)
- Weakened Immune System from Blood or Bone Marrow Transplant, HIV, using Steroid or Other Medications
You can find more information about Phase 1B of vaccine distribution here.