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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.# H& Z3 v2 l' H' H$ e6 g! Y" z
6 \! C, l4 e! S5 l/ s q k2 XWith 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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The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
/ z- X8 {# c7 U5 Q2 tChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;! d6 o( {* }% M% I6 [! t
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
! [' g( { _4 _! ~$ B8 `# B Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;- H2 N& u' K+ j- ]
Immunosuppression;: d8 E0 T, G5 x6 I" p
Pregnancy;
( |" L+ W8 H& C Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
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Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and! S* _8 L, k. K. Y n( s- O! c
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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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."; H4 n/ c! [9 _2 n1 f' U2 n# N+ `
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