Sort of. There are A LOT more North Carolinians who fit in those categories than not.Quote:
Group 4 includes anyone 16-64 years old with one or more high-risk medical conditions for severe disease from COVID-19, people living in close group settings and essential workers (Please note these are different from Group 3 frontline essential workers).
This population includes anyone with conditions that have been identified by the CDC as increasing risk for severe COVID-19 illness:People living in a close group setting includes anyone who is living in congregate or close group living settings who is not already vaccinated due to age, medical condition or job function, including:
- Asthma (moderate to severe)
- Cancer
- Cerebrovascular disease or history of stroke
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Cystic fibrosis
- Dementiaor other neurologic condition
- Diabetes type 1 or 2
- Down Syndrome
- A heart condition such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy
- Hypertension or high blood pressure
- Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from: immune deficiencies, HIV, taking chronic steroids or other immune weakening medicines, history of solid organ blood or bone marrow transplant
- Liver disease,including hepatitis
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Overweightorobesity
- Pregnancy
- Sickle cell disease (not including sickle cell trait) or thalassemia
- Smoking(current or former, defined as having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime)
- People experiencing homelessness or living in a homeless shelter
- Correctional facility, such as jail or prison
https://www.wbtv.com/2021/03/02/gov-cooper-pushes-vaccine-eligibility-essential-frontline-workers-ahead-march
