If you are at higher risk

Blog posts

• Thinking about COVID booster shots? Here's what to know
• COVID-19 vaccines: Safe and effective for American Indian and Alaskan Native communities
• The pandemic isn't over — particularly for people with disabilities
• Grandparents and vaccines: Now what?
• Wondering about COVID-19 vaccines if you're pregnant or breastfeeding?
• COVID-19 and the heart: What have we learned?
• Promoting equity and community health in the COVID-19 pandemic
• Communities of color devastated by COVID-19: Shifting the narrative
• Grandparenting: Navigating risk as the pandemic continues
• Go to the hospital if you need emergency care, even in the era of COVID-19
• Get your affairs in order, COVID-19 won't wait
• What you need to know about COVID-19 if you have diabetes
• How does cardiovascular disease increase the risk of severe illness and death
• COVID-19: If you're older and have chronic health problems, read this

Podcasts

COVID-19 and underlying conditions: Why symptoms may be more severe for people with chronic disease (recorded 5/6/20)

People who have diabetes, a heart condition, cancer, kidney disease or other underlying condition are impacted more severely if they contract the coronavirus. Harvard Medical School endocrinologist Dr. Enrique Caballero explains why. Dr. Caballero is on the staff of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and is the director of diabetes education in the post-graduate medical education department at Harvard Medical School.

Entendiendo como afecta la infección por COVID-19 a personas con enfermedades crónicas subyacentes (recorded 5/6/20)

Las personas que tienen diabetes, una afección del corazón o de los riñones u otra enfermedad crónica subyacente se ven afectadas más severamente si contraen el coronavirus. El Dr. Enrique Caballero, endocrinólogo de la Escuela de Medicina de Harvard explica la forma en que estas enfermedades favorecen infecciones severas por COVID-19 y como el coronavirus puede empeorar estas condiciones crónicas.  El Dr. Caballero forma parte del personal del Hospital Brigham and Women's y es el director de educación en diabetes en el departamento de educación médica de posgrado de la Facultad de Medicina de Harvard en Boston, Massachusetts. 

COVID-19 and the vulnerable: How we can help the sick and the elderly? (recorded 3/17/20)

There's a lot we don't know about the novel coronavirus that's shutting down the world. But we do know this: The sick, the elderly, the immune-compromised are particularly at risk. If you or a loved one fall into this category, there are some things you can do to help keep COVID-19 at bay. As Harvard's Dr. Rob Shmerling points out, it starts with situational awareness.

Visit our Coronavirus Resource Center for more information on coronavirus and COVID-19.

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