Coronovirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

What do Older Adults and People with Disabilities Need to Know?

According to the United States Administration for Community Living: “Early data suggest older people are twice as likely to have serious COVID-19 illness. This may be because immune systems change with age, making it harder to fight off diseases and infection. Older adults also are more likely to have underlying health conditions that make it harder to cope with and recover from illness.

In addition, people of all ages, with or without disabilities, seem to be at higher risk for getting very sick from COVID-19 if they have serious chronic medical conditions like heart, lung or kidney disease.” 

For more information on how to reduce your risk, see the following resource:

Administration for Community Living   

 

For information specific to California (including information in Spanish), refer to:

California Department of Public Health

 

For information on COVID - 19 vaccinations view the flyers below

Learn how to sign up to recieve the COVID-19 vaccine as well as what to do post-vaccination!