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    The document provides information on who is at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 and recommendations for how those individuals can protect themselves. Those at higher risk include older adults and people of any age with chronic kidney disease, COPD, a weakened immune system, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, or type 2 diabetes. It recommends that those at higher risk limit contact with others, wash hands often, avoid close contact with sick individuals, clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces, avoid all cruise and non-essential air travel, and call a healthcare professional if sick.

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    The document provides information on who is at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 and recommendations for how those individuals can protect themselves. Those at higher risk include older adults and people of any age with chronic kidney disease, COPD, a weakened immune system, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, or type 2 diabetes. It recommends that those at higher risk limit contact with others, wash hands often, avoid close contact with sick individuals, clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces, avoid all cruise and non-essential air travel, and call a healthcare professional if sick.

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    What You Can do if You are at Higher Risk

    of Severe Illness from COVID-19


    Are You at Higher Risk Here’s What You Can do to
    for Severe Illness? Help Protect Yourself

    Limit contact with other


    people as much as possible.

    Wash your hands often.

    Based on what we know now, those at higher risk for


    severe illness from COVID-19 are:
    • Older adults Avoid close contact
    People of any age with the following : (6 feet, which is about two
    • Chronic kidney disease
    arm lengths) with people
    • COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
    who are sick.
    • Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from solid
    organ transplant
    • Obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 or higher)
    Clean and disinfect
    • Serious heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease,
    frequently touched surfaces.
    or cardiomyopathies
    • Sickle cell disease
    • Type 2 diabetes mellitus
    Avoid all cruise travel
    and non-essential air travel.

    Call your healthcare professional if you are sick.


    For more information on steps you can take to
    protect yourself, see CDC’s How to Protect Yourself.

    cdc.gov/coronavirus
    316216A July 9, 2020 11:05 AM

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