High Risk and Moderate Risk conditions

Please note: this information was last updated on 26 June 2021

You are considered at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 at any age if you:

• have had an organ transplant and are on immune suppressive therapy
• have had a bone marrow transplant in the past 2 years
• are on immune suppressive therapy for graft versus host disease
• have had blood cancer diagnosed within the previous 5 years, including leukaemia, lymphoma or myelodysplastic syndrome
• are having chemotherapy or radiotherapy

You are at moderate risk of severe illness from COVID-19 if are aged over 65 years old, or you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander aged over 50 years old and you have:

• chronic kidney (renal) failure
• heart disease (coronary heart disease or failure)
• chronic lung disease, excluding mild or moderate asthma
• had cancer in the past 12 months
• diabetes
• severe obesity with a body mass index of 40 kg/m squared or more
• chronic liver disease
• some neurological conditions such as stroke or dementia
• some chronic inflammatory conditions and treatments
• other primary or acquired immunodeficiency
• poorly controlled hypertension (may increase risk)

You can find more information on the Australian Government advice about who is at increased risk of severe complications from COVID-19 here.