[Diabetes-Talk] Diabetes and vaccine eligibility.

[Patricia Maddix]

Only people with type two and not type one will be on a priority list in the state of Washington however because I am well over 65 I qualify for that reason and I am scheduled to get my second vaccine on Tuesday.
Patricia

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> On Mar 7, 2021, at 5:44 PM, Doula Jarboe via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
>   That certainly sounds like a crazy rule.  I didn't have to fill out
> anything, so I don't know about this one.  I asked my Primary care doctor
> when people with preexisting conditions would be eligible, so I think she
> just put me on the list.  Considering I have quite a bit more than just type
> II diabetes to contend with.  I'm in Colorado, and I know they will be
> opening up the phase for 50 and above as well as high risk.
> Doula
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Elsea via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, March 7, 2021 12:53 PM
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> Cc: Veronica Elsea <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Diabetes and vaccine eligibility.
> 
> Hi everyone.
> I was prowling around on a site for getting vaccine appointments and there
> was an area where people could list underlying health conditions that would
> put them on a more prioritized list. Did you know that Type 2 diabetes is
> considered a vulnerable condition but type 1 is not? I have heard that there
> is a petition on change.org but I don't know how one finds such things.
> Just wondering if the rest of you had run across this. Hopefully I'm getting
> my second dose on Tuesday. Crossing my fingers that they don't cancel any
> more appointments this week.
> Veronica
> 
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