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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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s3 q- m' M5 C, y3 @; J6 rWith 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.# y3 Q7 Q4 ]+ g5 {7 H
9 ~$ R/ q% W9 G& x* sThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:# M& U i0 R2 X) l4 _. l) [$ c
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;) N; i5 \, |% _5 T# C
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;3 O2 s6 ^% x" F7 }
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;) x8 ]. w' y8 k6 s! A& \! s
Immunosuppression;
8 \) i$ u% w) Y Pregnancy;
2 g+ ^3 t) B# T Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;* w5 {7 ^ O% m2 G- I' v
Severe obesity;( W7 }% r T1 x9 k B9 Z# G# E( d8 D
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and. v- F, Z& W: D
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.- C" [& o" z1 q; t, d- L
- y6 @! v2 b/ [" _9 f"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."* M6 T" d% r# y7 w$ ]8 a( y
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