[NFBC-SFV] Success! People with Disabilities are a Vaccine Priority

Fri Feb 12 23:54:24 UTC 2021

FYI.

Sincerely,

Nancy Urquilla

From: State Council on Developmental Disabilities
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Disabilities
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2021 2:49 PM
Subject: Success! People with Disabilities are a Vaccine Priority

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Success! People with Disabilities are a Vaccine Priority

Your voice has been heard! Thank you to all the fierce self-advocates,
family advocates, and community members who urged making people with
developmental and other disabilities a vaccine priority. Thanks to your
effort, the California Department of Public Health announced this today.

Beginning March 15, healthcare providers may use their clinical judgement to
vaccinate individuals age 16-64 who are deemed to be at the very highest
risk for morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 as a direct result of one or
more of the following severe health conditions:

*     Cancer, current with debilitated or immunocompromised state 

*     Chronic kidney disease, stage 4 or above 

*     Chronic pulmonary disease, oxygen dependent 

*     Down syndrome

*     lmmunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from solid organ
transplant 

*     Pregnancy

*     Sickle cell disease

*     Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or
cardiomyopathies (excludes hypertension) 

*     Severe obesity (Body Mass Index 2 is greater or equal to 40 kg/m2) 

*     Type 2 diabetes mellitus with hemoglobin Al c level greater than 7.5% 

OR

If as a result of a developmental or other severe high-risk disability, one
or more of the following applies: 

*     The individual is likely to develop severe life-threatening illness or
death from COVID-19 infection

*     Acquiring COVID-19 will limit the individual's ability to receive
ongoing care or services vital to their well-being and survival

*     Providing adequate and timely COVID care will be particularly
challenging as a result of the individual's disability.

At a press conference on February 8, Governor Newsom acknowledged that
Californians with developmental disabilities have not received enough
vaccines.

He said, “We’ve got to take care of the most vulnerable. And people in the
developmentally disabled community, with all the unique challenges and
opportunities that present them in their lives, these vaccines need to be
prioritized. And I’m committing to doing that.” 

Since November, SCDD has urged that people with disabilities be a priority
for the COVID vaccine along with professional and family caregivers. Our
Councilmembers have been active advocates as appointees advising Governor on
what people with disabilities need.

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This is a great victory for Californians with intellectual, developmental,
and other disabilities and those who care for them. Call Governor Newsom at
(916) 445-2841 and thank him for making people with disabilities are
priority.

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