DOVER, Del. (AP) - Delaware will soon move into its next vaccination phase to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The News Journal reports that the state will start focusing Wednesday on residents with health conditions that put them at higher risk if they have the virus.
That’s according to an email sent by the state to physicians on Monday night. The state is advising them to use “clinical judgment and patient histories to make determinations.”
Conditions that apply to the next phase of the vaccine include cancer, serious heart conditions and obesity. Other conditions include chronic kidney disease, pregnancy and someone who smokes or used to smoke.
The state has been administering vaccines to people who are 65 years old and older. It recently shifted its focus to vaccinating teachers and school staff as well as people who work in poultry plants and grocery stores.
The state will open vaccine eligibility to all adults by May 1.
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