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The state's comorbidity guidelines leave some unable to receive early vaccination
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Monica Jennings, 26, has a genetic disorder caused by a tiny missing piece of her 22nd chromosome.
Her health challenges are complex: Jennings has an immune deficiency, bronchiolitis, and is on the autism spectrum. And yet, under Massachusetts’ rules dictating who is eligible for early access to the COVID-19 vaccine, Jennings doesn’t qualify. In terms of early vaccine eligibility, Jennings has all the wrong diagnoses.
Disability rights advocates have been pleading with Massachusetts officials for weeks to revise the state’s vaccine allocation plan and expand priority to more people with underlying conditions.
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