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Why Experts Are Concerned About the New Medical Codes for COVID-19 Vaccination Status

New medical diagnosis codes for COVID-19 immunization status have been added in the United States. One code is for being “unvaccinated for COVID-19.” That code “may be assigned when the patient has not received at least one dose of any COVID-19 vaccine,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which implemented the new codes…


New Medical Codes for COVID Vaccination Status Raise Concerns Among Experts

New medical diagnosis codes for COVID-19 immunization status have been added in the United States. One code is for being “unvaccinated for COVID-19.” That code “may be assigned when the patient has not received at least one dose of any COVID-19 vaccine,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which implemented the new codes…