Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
Population Health Research Brief Series
COVID-19 and Pneumonia: Increased Risk for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities during the Pandemic
Scott D. Landes, Dalton Stevens, Margaret A. Turk
April 2020
Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are more likely to develop pneumonia than adults without IDD. This brief describes the implications of higher rates of pneumonia among individuals with IDD for increased risk of serious complications (including death) from COVID-19.