COVID-19 risks

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Are you at higher risk?

Some people are at higher risk of more severe disease or outcomes from COVID-19 than others.

You may be at higher risk if you:

have a chronic medical condition (for example, asthma, dementia, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, liver disease, lung disease, stroke)

are an older adult (especially over
 60 years)

have Down syndrome

have not received all of your recommended COVID-19 vaccine doses

are immunocompromised
 (for example, have cancer or are receiving cancer therapy, chronic kidney disease or receiving dialysis, or have a primary immunodeficiency)

live with obesity

have had a solid organ or blood stem cell transplant

are taking immunosuppressive
 medications

are pregnant

Some settings and activities may put you at
higher risk of transmission of COVID-19:

Crowded settings

Poorly ventilated areas

People singing,
shouting, or breathing
heavy around you

Activities that require you
to remove your mask

If you are at higher risk, there may be more prevention options available to you.
Find out what else you can do to hug again.