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EDMONTON -- Alberta's chief medical officer of health revealed who is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in the next phase of vaccinations as Phase 2A began on Monday.
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With Phase 2B slated to begin in April, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Albertans with high-risk underlying health conditions would be able to get the COVID-19 shot.7 c4 C& V+ ^$ r$ C! I% f
- e, I R9 C0 BThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:9 I0 b8 I/ C+ Y5 o$ F
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;- e6 l O6 T/ t7 t
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;' n+ e- _" A- u
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
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Pregnancy;
7 P% o6 l9 \* X9 ~; p$ w9 @ Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;* w7 v6 d) _- c2 p
Severe obesity;
5 r+ o% v% v% @7 T8 i% P: h) x Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
9 q3 W5 `5 X1 R: c1 V Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.7 m% @6 h: \/ `5 I) s/ b, a
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"The health conditions that we are prioritizing were carefully considered from our experience in Alberta and evidence around the world," Hinshaw said. "All of these conditions are associated with a higher risk of death or hospitalization even in younger age groups when comparing their risks to those for people ages 50-64 with no underlying conditions."/ s: T/ X) ~; z- b
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