02/15/2021
Registration for COVID-19 vaccine appointments opened TODAY for individuals ages 16 and older with comorbidities/the following conditions (see list below).
You can check your eligibility and appointment availability and schedule your vaccine at this link: https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/
Your clinician’s office can work with you on proof of eligibility for your child if they fall under this category. Please contact your pediatrician or specialist if you have questions about whether your child is eligible. www.childrenshospital.org/bchp/find-a-doctor =relevancy
Please note: BCHP offices have not been allocated vaccines for patients yet.
- Cancer (current or in remission, including 9/11-related cancers)
- Chronic kidney disease
- Pulmonary disease, including but not limited to COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma (moderate-to-severe), pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, and 9/11-related pulmonary diseases
- Intellectual and developmental disabilities including Down syndrome
- Heart conditions, including but not limited to heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies, or hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system), including but not limited to solid organ transplant or from blood or bone marrow transplant, immune deficiencies, HIV, use of corticosteroids, use of other immune weakening medicines, or other causes
- Severe obesity (body mass index of 40 kg/m2 or higher), obesity (body mass index of between 30 kg/m2 and 40 kg/m2)
- Pregnancy
- Sickle cell disease or thalassemia
- Type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus
- Cerebrovascular disease (affects blood vessels and blood supply to the brain)
- Neurologic conditions including but not limited to Alzheimer's disease or dementia
- Liver disease
