People with extra weight — those that have a BMI of at least 30 — are at a greater risk of falling severely ill from COVID-19.
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As cities offer vaccine appointments for people with a BMI of at least 30 — the medical benchmark for obesity — Dr. Fatima Stanford pushes back against the shame faced by those with the disease.
Seventeen-year-old Bradley Westlock receives his second COVID-19 vaccine shot. He and other teens in Sitka, Alaska, are eligible now that higher risk populations have already received the vaccination.
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People with extra weight — those that have a BMI of at least 30 — are at a greater risk of falling severely ill from COVID-19.
David Goldman/AP
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