I have epilepsy, and due to the meds I take I have to have a lot of bloodwork done on my liver and kidneys. With this info, would I be someone considered high-risk during the pandemic? They say people with high blood pressure, diabetes, COPD, etc. are high-risk, but are they high-risk if their conditions are treated and under control?
Alison Bernstein, Ph.D.:
CDC does not specifically mention epilepsy in their list of known or likely high-risk categories.
I think that people are still considered to be in a high-risk group even if symptoms are under control because the underlying condition is still present. It’s important to recognize that risk is a population-based measure so it doesn’t apply to an individual.