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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.% I: F. |9 l. f+ D' c/ V: E0 g! f
; x3 S' v' P8 F6 WWith 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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; U9 N1 D5 i+ a) V1 WThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:* d7 R I1 i2 T
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
$ b( N" X9 G! G6 Q/ t A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
0 W$ W, P3 L2 s/ j9 |& U9 Q6 ^ Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;$ ?' l! B+ W0 u5 b! [% { g
Immunosuppression;* D$ q2 p S ~5 x1 n
Pregnancy;2 Y' t* d! r; X; q) _1 i( a
Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;& r7 |" l/ N8 u; u
Severe obesity;! N, B: g6 y `
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and% _! ?0 O' K& H$ {, B. I, H
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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1 c9 A7 ?+ m' i! p( W"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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