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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.7 V) v% L9 J3 _% z. w% N7 Q! F' h
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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.
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, u( ^0 R' d f9 u2 _9 |8 n, VThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
4 |) |' V+ u6 hChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
- r+ L6 z) K6 y4 e+ G A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;* ?/ c! d! R6 r& _' O) D$ N
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;* L. f/ i/ s# {+ f! f7 y
Immunosuppression;) j( _" J3 k. t' I
Pregnancy;
; [2 D' B4 M& k# i4 r9 i Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
+ f/ ?4 T+ v" l* D( X4 {. z Z Severe obesity;
: @6 ^+ {- i& a# A ]; z7 F Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and) k% D3 T9 \' q1 ^+ [6 B" k
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.# { V" l! a+ y: g4 K/ l
& O1 w. h) H c"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."
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