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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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! ~! n& \1 _' i q: T$ u" B2 PWith 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.+ k3 ?$ e7 j& t. I2 m4 F, G, h9 Y
3 k. @+ Z3 h* x! NThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:$ Z' e& H+ b' a. c0 `4 g d
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases; [5 g* J' s* i' a0 }( r8 m& n. W4 V
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;$ W0 _6 t- @# K4 [) H/ }( \
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
$ ?1 T2 e; t2 z: E7 r* l* M% w* Z Immunosuppression;4 B# I/ _1 Z' a3 d( [8 q2 h: i
Pregnancy;
$ _$ d' I% I5 Q0 m Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;* q! K1 D$ S! |
Severe obesity;- q* P8 |' c- H$ e( M
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and8 m3 y# v2 h) L6 Q4 { X4 G$ ?
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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, k' i4 s6 P% E& ^' t"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."7 x' I7 j0 B4 {' D5 y# O
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