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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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3 l3 i0 a6 m; ~9 e7 X8 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.0 l% K: F) S4 Z
# o! }& q. F' N% \9 \The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:3 U+ t3 X2 a5 M1 @# z
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
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Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;. T7 \ l' l6 F9 G- W
Immunosuppression;6 Q7 U# [* |' B+ d' R" Y
Pregnancy;& B8 A$ y7 `( [3 d& v
Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;( o5 n P, e7 H3 h9 T L! o& O
Severe obesity;8 U, O; {0 V% t% J) ]( ~; [
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and/ t, _7 t+ \2 t4 E/ K9 a
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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1 |/ x0 p" H6 Y"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."0 V$ a6 d( y# q
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