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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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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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# _ [; o, p& y! Q, t2 ?The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
/ G! l9 j' E& t; Y- O7 cChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
5 d( n* c# u1 T/ A7 f. e( O A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;' ]+ A; ~: _, I
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;8 v: H O: V: h, ~+ _ t+ K4 I
Immunosuppression;
5 d- ^! M7 S H( B Pregnancy;
E* n4 Y3 o+ A Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;5 o ?; Q! R/ T! k" E9 {
Severe obesity;4 J( a" K( \# L) n; I( Y
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
0 _, ^7 k9 Q$ ^ a7 M! l+ D Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.7 E6 g8 p8 i) c9 q$ z
/ {4 [, H/ E. C D: q( k1 T) J"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.". E1 H o- T- `$ z% N7 Y1 M* Y
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