People with disabilities are at the greatest risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 but still face a raft of barriers to vaccinations and booster shots.
They are more likely to be older, poorer and have other health issues that could exacerbate the disease.
On Today's Wellness Wednesday, we address the vaccination challenges for people with disabilities.
GUESTS:
- Susan Hetrick, Executive Director of theCenter for Disability Empowerment
- Dr. Rebecca Thurston, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Director of Women's Biobehavioral Health Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh
- Dr. John Swartzberg, infectious disease specialist and professor of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health
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