People with a BMI of 25 or more may soon qualify for the COVID vaccine. Here’s how to measure yours.

MADISON, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced on Thursday a list of 20 underlying conditions that will determine the next group of people eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting March 29.

Among the list of qualifying conditions are being overweight (defined as a body mass index, or BMI, of 25 to 29) or obesity (a BMI of 30 or greater). Your BMI is calculated using your height and weight, but many people may not know what their BMI is – and whether they could qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine soon because of it.

Fortunately, the CDC has a free BMI calculator that will do the math for you.

Based on the new guidelines from DHS, anyone with a BMI of 25 or more will soon be eligible to receive the vaccine. That could cover a majority of adults in Wisconsin – data from the 2018 DHS shows that about 64% of the state’s adult population was considered overweight or obese by BMI. Health officials estimate more than 2 million people will be eligible for the vaccine in the next phase starting March 29.

Those who do not meet any of the 20 conditions outlined by state officials will be eligible when vaccinations open to the general public, which is expected to take place in May. President Joe Biden has said he expects there will be enough doses of the vaccine for every adult in the country by the end of this month.

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