Coronavirus: Clark County health department to begin scheduling for next round of vaccines Friday

The Clark County Combined Health District, in partnership with Mercy Health, will begin scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments on Friday for those who qualify for the next part of Phase 1b, according to a statement from the health district.

Individuals 75 and older or those with a development or intellectual disability and one of the following conditions are eligible to make an appointment: cerebral palsy; spina bifida; severe congenital heart disease requiring hospitalization within the past year; severe type 1 diabetes requiring hospitalization within the past year; inherited metabolic disorders including phenylketonuria; severe neurological disorders including epilepsy, hydrocephaly, and microcephaly; severe genetic disorders including Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Turner syndrome, and muscular dystrophy; severe lung disease, including asthma requiring hospitalization within the past year, and cystic fibrosis; sickle cell anemia; and alpha and beta-thalassemia; and solid organ transplant patients.