Risk category | Examples* |
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Chronic respiratory disease | Asthma that requires continuous or repeated use of inhaled or systemic steroids or with previous exacerbations requiring hospital admission. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) including chronic bronchitis and emphysema; bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung fibrosis, pneumoconiosis and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). |
Chronic heart disease | Congenital heart disease, hypertension with cardiac complications, chronic heart failure, individuals requiring regular medication and/or follow-up for ischaemic heart disease. |
Chronic renal disease | Chronic kidney disease at stage 3, 4 or 5, chronic kidney failure, nephrotic syndrome, kidney transplantation. |
Chronic liver disease | Cirrhosis, biliary atresia, chronic hepatitis. |
Chronic neurological disease | Stroke, transient ischaemic attack (TIA). Conditions in which respiratory function may be compromised due to neurological disease. |
Diabetes | Type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes requiring insulin or oral hypoglycaemic drugs, diet controlled diabetes. |
Immunosuppression | Immunosuppression due to disease or treatment. |
Pregnant women | Pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy. |