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Oishei Children's Hospital advocating swift vaccines for those with developmental disabilities

Research shows this population is more likely to be hospitalized and die from COVID-19

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BUFFALO (WBEN) - Oishei Children's Hospital has penned a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo, urging the administration to include those 16 and up with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and their caregivers, to be included in the initial phase of vaccinations in New York State.

"Research shows that people with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) are significantly more likely to be hospitalized and die from COVID-19 than the general population; therefore, the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry (AADMD), alongside national disability and Down syndrome organizations, have issued a joint statement advocating for vaccine allocation and distribution frameworks to specifically include people with ID/DDand their caregivers as a high priority given their disproportionately high level of risk."


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Research shows this population is more likely to be hospitalized and die from COVID-19