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Managing Your Medical Condition

Learn more about the unique challenges of managing these medical conditions during the coronavirus pandemic.  If you have any underlying conditions that put you at higher risk for severe COVID-19, it is particularly important to get your initial vaccine shot(s) and your booster shot as soon as you can.

Asthma

Woman using an inhaler

Asthma

Cancer

Young woman with bald head

Cancer

COPD

Senior woman breathing deeply

COPD

Diabetes

Woman sticking her finger to check blood glucose

Diabetes

HIV

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HIV

Pregnancy

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Pregnancy

Heart Disease

Woman holding a stethoscope and heart shaped figure

Heart

Mental Health

Sad woman looking our from a balcony

Mental Health

Obesity

Overweight woman exercising

Weight

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      • Cancer
      • COPD
      • Diabetes
      • Heart Disease
      • HIV
      • Mental Health Conditions
      • Obesity
      • Pregnancy
    • Coronavirus Risk
    • Keeping Up Healthy Habits
    • Catching Up on Missed Health Care
  • Keeping Patients Safe
  • How You Can Help

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