The CDC Suggests People with Severe Autism are at Elevated Risk from Covid-19 – Time to ACE it?
Elvin Jail in Iran, a hotbed for Covid-19 transmission. Iran has released 70,000 prisoners on furlough, including some foreign political prisoners I was a little surprised to hear that people with neurodevelopmental disabilities are on the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) list of those at risk from the current Corona virus (Covid-19). I can see no biological reason for this, but I can see the elevated risks for anyone living in an institution rather than at home, rather like cruise ships and prisons not being safe places to be living right now. I did check that the CDC have such a list and indeed they do: Appendix A: Underlying medical conditions that may increase the risk of serious COVID-19 for individuals of any age . • Blood disorders (e.g., sickle cell disease or on blood thinners) • Chronic kidney disease as defined by your doctor. Patient has been told to avoid or reduce the dose of medications because kidney disease, or is under treatment for kidney disease, including ...