 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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.
; Z( b" h6 o5 y0 h/ s- @) W# k z2 g( J' `
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.; F- C* i w' l1 m7 ^. s- r
2 R6 T9 p, C# m: w. [
The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:# Q$ y3 ^+ S* h w4 r
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
' Z9 w- F: M/ H. [& T A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
% t; Z% B& w, V$ n$ ]) w4 { Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
, Y8 {( i+ V/ L8 S( w, O7 k2 J Immunosuppression;) V) N; ^( b* _- y$ G! i1 V0 v
Pregnancy;
$ R- b6 c) M. t0 J Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;8 @2 M6 Z3 i8 e. I3 A9 |4 T
Severe obesity;3 s8 L. q& U4 z3 [4 a: h1 C
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and! M% m, J: E' _" y, M
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
1 e9 R: g. O4 b* S) J( U* r$ ^' {; F9 l, D! x6 L& W/ S0 p- g! y3 ~
"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."
, m/ L" |3 u# y: u |
|