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Researchers call for people with mental illness to have top priority for COVID–19 vaccine – Medical Xpress
People with serious mental illness should be given priority access to a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available, say University of Queensland researchers.
People with serious mental illness should be given priority access to a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available, say University of Queensland researchers.
Studies show people with serious mental illness are more likely to be infected by the COVID-19 virus and have higher rates of hospitalization due to medications, poorer general health, reduced access to medical care, lower socio-economic status, overcrowding, smoking and obesity. Once infected, they are also more likely to have poorer health…
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