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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">All,</p>
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">The state just recently announced that we are moving to vaccinating Group 4, <i>Adults with High Risk for Exposure and Increased Risk of Severe Illness</i>, on Wednesday, March 17^th.
This group include adults (any age) with high-risk medical conditions. A
 detailed list of the medical conditions is at the end of this email. </p>
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">The 
Durham County COVID-19 scheduling list and Duke Health waiting list are 
now allowing you to register yourself if you are in Group 4. <b><u>Please continue to help register your family, friends,
and neighbors if they are unable to access these waiting list themselves. </u></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Duke Health: <a href="https://www.dukehealth.org/covid-19-update/join-waiting-list" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.dukehealth.org/covid-19-update/join-waiting-list</a></p>
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Durham County Public Health: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/DCoSchedulingList__;!!OToaGQ!8VpY1q8RZWlbBz5Fk_sxgaAHOs0_nD5_dqx69ht9vAdNWmj8_7e_s3jvBe0CnAfDPdI$" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://tinyurl.com/DCoSchedulingList</a>
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Thanks,</p>
<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Melissa</p>
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/covid19.ncdhhs.gov/vaccines/find-your-spot-take-your-shot/deeper-dive-group-4__;!!OToaGQ!8VpY1q8RZWlbBz5Fk_sxgaAHOs0_nD5_dqx69ht9vAdNWmj8_7e_s3jvBe0C432Jofk$" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/vaccines/find-your-spot-take-your-shot/deeper-dive-group-4</a>
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">This population includes anyone with conditions that have been identified by the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-with-medical-conditions.html__;!!OToaGQ!8VpY1q8RZWlbBz5Fk_sxgaAHOs0_nD5_dqx69ht9vAdNWmj8_7e_s3jvBe0Cp6BsydQ$" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CDC</a> as
increasing risk for severe COVID-19 illness. The CDC may update the list
 of high-risk conditions as scientists learn more about COVID-19. NCDHHS
 will update the list accordingly:</p>
<ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" type="disc"><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Asthma (moderate to severe)</li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Cancer</li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Cerebrovascular disease or history of stroke</li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Chronic kidney disease</li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)</li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Cystic fibrosis</li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Diabetes type 1 or 2</li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">A heart condition such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy</li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Hypertension or high blood pressure  </li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">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</li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, including Down Syndrome</li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Liver disease, including hepatitis</li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Neurologic conditions, such as dementia and schizophrenia</li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Pulmonary fibrosis</li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Overweight or obesity </li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Pregnancy</li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Sickle cell disease (not including sickle cell trait) or thalassemia</li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px">Smoking (current or former, defined as having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime)</li></ul>
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<p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><b><span style="color:rgb(96,147,52);font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">MELISSA c. bLACK, mph  </span></b><b><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">|</span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(96,147,52);font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase"> 
</span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(127,127,127);font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Coordinator, Durham Community Resources Connections for Aging & Disabilities</span></b></p>

<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Angel Romero<br>2524 Cascadilla St.<br>Durham, NC 27704-4406<br>USA</div></div>