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6B %\)t l)pra(& <©a?ette Tuesday, March 23,2021 UPSON Regional Medical Center Call Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm to schedule your FREE COVID-19 Vaccine New Eligibility Guidelines The following categories are defined as eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine: Healthcare workers (physicians, nurses, laboratory technicians, EMS personnel, environmental services, etc.) Residents and staff of long-term care facilities Adults aged 65+ and their caregivers Law enforcement, firefighters, first responders Educators and staff (Pre-K, K-12, DECAL licensed or exempt childcare programs) Judges and court staff Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers o Intellectual Disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills. This disability originates before the age of 22. o A developmental disability is a physical or mental impairment that happens before the age of 22, is expected to last a lifetime, and impacts at least three activities of daily living. Activities of daily living include self-care; receptive and expressive language; learning; mobility; self direction; capacity for independent living; and economic self-sufficiency. Parents of children with complex medical conditions who are at high risk for COVID complications o Malignancies requiring active treatment o Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) including organ transplant (bone marrow or solid organ) within 2 years o Critical congenital heart disease o Asthma (moderate to severe) o Sickle cell disease o Diabetes o Obesity (BMI >95th percentile based on age) o Cystic fibrosis o Significant neurologic injury or condition (e.g. hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, traumatic brain injury, congenital anomaly, acute flaccid myelitis) with functional/developmental impairment (e.g. cerebral palsy, developmental disability, prematurity, mitochondrial disease) o Technology dependence (e.g. BiPAP, trach) Adults aged 55 and over Individuals with disabilities Individuals aged 16 years and older with certain medical conditions that increase their risk of severe illness from COVID-19, as follows: o Asthma o Cancer o Cerebrovascular Disease o COPD o Cystic Fibrosis , ;X _ o Diabetes o Hypertension o Heart Conditions o Immunocompromised State f 9 o Liver Disease o Neurologic Conditions o Overweight and Obesity J o Pulmonary Fibrosis o Sickle Cell Disease o Thalassemia Call 706-646-5727 or 770-872-5015 to schedule your appointment!