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Some with Down syndrome unable to get COVID-19 vaccine despite being 10 times more likely to die
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LOS ANGELES - Recent studies show that adults with Down syndrome are at a higher risk of hospitalization of death from COVID-19.
Despite these individuals being more vulnerable to the novel coronavirus, in some U.S. states they fear being left behind in a massive effort to get limited vaccines into the arms of those who need them most.One study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in October says that adults with Down syndrome are at almost five times the risk for COVID-19–related hospitalization and 10 times the risk for related death.Researchers at Emory University in Atlanta published a study last month saying that a 40-year-old with Down syndrome faces the same risks for COVID-19 as a typical 70-year-old.Researchers found that.
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