People who are obese should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new study. Researchers with the World Obesity Federation found that 2.2 million of the 2.5 million COVID-19 deaths reported by the end of February occurred in countries where more than half of the population is classified as overweight. Researchers called on countries to “recognise that obesity is a disease in its own right as well as a risk factor for other conditions, including significantly worsening the outcomes of COVID-19 infection.” They also recommended that obese people be included in the groups prioritized for COVID-19 testing and vaccination, while public health officials work on treating obesity and monitoring its connection to the new disease. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. “Reducing one major risk factor, overweight, would have resulted in far less stress on health services and reduced the need to protect those …