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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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The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
; u( r9 b9 l' mChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;! G+ [1 m6 w5 K4 t$ G+ E
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;, P- l# S: ~# ?1 A, X, N
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;/ L. |& O, @% q# A
Immunosuppression;
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# @& t3 H% p* H0 p Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;6 x' u/ m8 W. S$ o
Severe obesity;' c* Q$ y6 p% Z7 O/ R
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
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9 U+ y8 X9 V7 F. `, 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."
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