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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.1 H4 m6 ?$ e4 o$ j7 @
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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.6 `5 b' b# N: y7 Z# ^7 r
( _ q! }) B' Z8 \0 ?The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
! q, H. ]/ D# eChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
U" D1 U% V* C; H! W A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;6 r. ?. S# h* | x) J" C
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
# e9 V; }& N3 ^: L% Q b Immunosuppression;5 L- u/ ^0 F" w4 q1 f% s; S3 R2 `7 t- l( V
Pregnancy;/ b u5 |& X* A: [( A
Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;* V" \! r5 L8 ?3 Y
Severe obesity;
" a3 s* c7 u8 F) d Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and# j, f A0 \, l! H* i: t5 P6 `
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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"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."- u: G2 j% m: ?
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