TABLE 2

Risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness

Age > 65, or age > 50 and not vaccinated
Chronic lung disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, bronchiectasis)
Cardiovascular disease (heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathy)
Type 2 diabetes
Obesity (body mass index > 30 kg/m2)
Sickle cell disease
Chronic kidney disease
Primary immunodeficiency or immunocompromised state from solid-organ transplantation
Cancer
  • Based on information in reference 2.