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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.0 ?# @: b) `0 t' d. ~& u
% Q# V4 D0 i' s! d! p! c+ ~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.' W# u7 g* B' K( p2 m$ N
4 k, c% l0 d1 j: _4 m2 q9 cThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
$ } s' b1 e# E: E4 w. ~% C0 I. xChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;+ i. v7 V# p) X# M: }1 Y
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
! a8 w$ f/ P* G0 o9 O7 m3 a Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;, v3 Z; z! |2 y' @
Immunosuppression;
4 `5 \6 C* X! j Pregnancy;
/ z+ [* J: f: Q9 [$ a Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;( A$ s' Z5 Y- i* ^9 m% W+ l6 U
Severe obesity;6 Y( @9 m& j% D9 O: T
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and/ E6 S5 `* c5 ^
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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/ S# J$ L; i3 p' j9 m% I1 T4 ^"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."1 a" k/ f/ N2 e' l4 f
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