People above 45 years with these co-morbidities to get priority Covid-19 vaccine

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Union Health Ministry on Saturday issued a list of comorbidities that will elevate a person, who is above 45, on the priority list of the Covid-19 vaccination drive.

The government is set to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine for people aged above 45 with co-morbidities, or preexisting conditions, and for those 60-years-old and above from March 1.

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The ministry specified 20 co-morbidities within the 45-59 years age group including heart failure with hospital admission in past one year, moderate or severe valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, CT/ MRI documented stroke, diabetes ( >10 years or with complications) and hypertension on treatment, end-stage kidney disease on haemodialysis, diagnosis of any solid cancer on or after 2000 or currently on any cancer therapy for which one will have to submit a medical certificate.

The ministry has shared the format of the simplified one page certificate to be signed by any registered medical practitioner.

The list includes heart failure with hospital admission in the past year, lymphoma, end-stage kidney disease and others.

Here is a full list:

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