Underlying Medical Conditions Increase Risk for Severe Illness

Angie SzumlinskiFeatured, Health, Studies

Updates to the list of underlying medical conditions that put adults of any age at increased risk for severe illness from the virus that causes COVID-19 were based on published reports, articles in the press, unreviewed preprints, and internal data available between December 1, 2019, and October 16, 2020*. The list of evidence for each condition was determined by CDC …