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Due to the unexpected national shortage of the H1N1 vaccine, Alberta Health Services and Alberta Health and Wellness will target immunization to Albertans at high risk.
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) @5 S; a$ n5 F7 mThose currently eligible for H1N1 immunization are:% F/ x1 Q3 _0 P. B3 f& P; J
m! \/ S/ a3 S9 J& |7 V8 m$ N * Both parents, or one parent and one caregiver of infants under six months of age;# y4 }$ e9 k! I* a ~. ]/ a( _7 p
* Children under 10 as of November 1 with chronic health conditions (e.g. diabetes);7 r+ c% u) V7 V' R$ Z
* Children over six months and under five years as of November 1; and
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' ^! ^- h3 j& |On November 12 and ongoing, new groups being added include:9 e1 E) n7 U3 x! C8 h) q1 J; A6 I7 T
* G7 c( z# `, m * People with chronic conditions aged 55 to 64 as of November 1;8 a; r7 a5 s0 K- b" U% E! o7 s
* People with chronic conditions aged 10–17 as of November 1. (Combined with the group added November 6, this group ranges from 5 to 17).
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On November 13 and ongoing, immunization groups will expand to include:0 X& s) q u' K) @3 r* d* b
/ E5 M# ^. k/ r# `" P * People with chronic conditions aged 45–54 as of November 1. (Combined with the group added November 12, this group will range from 45 to 64.) # g4 N% ^. G" D5 O9 ~7 x' ]# r1 F
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Alberta Health Services will continue to provide updated information on their plan to administer the pandemic H1N1 influenza immunization to Albertans |
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