Phase 1B: Ohioans born with or who have early childhood conditions that are carried into adulthood, which put them at higher risk for adverse outcomes due to COVID-19. The following group of Ohioans, even though they are not age 65 or older, are eligible because they were born with or developed in childhood a severe condition that puts them at very high risk for dying from COVID-19. The qualifying conditions are: • Sickle cell anemia. • Down syndrome. • Cystic fibrosis. • Muscular dystrophy. • Cerebral palsy. • Spina bifida. • People born with severe heart defects, requiring regular specialized medical care. • People with severe type 1 diabetes, who have been hospitalized for this condition in the past year. • Phenylketonuria (PKU), Tay-Sachs, and other rare, inherited metabolic disorders. • Epilepsy with continuing seizures; hydrocephaly; microcephaly, and other severe neurological disorders. • Turner syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, and other severe genetic disorders. • People with severe asthma, who have been hospitalized for this condition in the past year. • Alpha and beta thalassemia. • Solid organ transplant candidates and recipients. *
