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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.2 U* i$ d) v( k g, [ P
- w* W& O, f3 h' i' K" L9 EWith 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:
5 \- Q8 w3 g( C. K, x& dChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;7 r' i( z, C, ?
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;# I; V. c# [6 t, I& |
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;0 L* ^" Z4 m, P$ B
Immunosuppression;
, U! E9 ^4 k# ] Pregnancy;
o3 C& U8 [" n/ U/ F$ K Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
* }4 u1 I" @4 M Severe obesity;
7 @* D5 u& c& o% T8 o1 m8 |$ b Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
1 `1 B. u# s( o: I# W, S+ E: h Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.. R- X3 d* C( @+ W
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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."
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