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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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9 o# i7 E7 i! W6 y X) @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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6 t! i, F1 w9 T9 mThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
! S' m8 \" X. K4 w# yChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
6 u: X; s X8 t0 j A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
' b# [( k4 y1 W! x Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
1 r' b9 e% P1 }7 a* w Immunosuppression;6 W4 S, H) ?4 A
Pregnancy;, G# i4 G: R8 l9 d. \- ]3 E2 J
Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;& v! v% v5 }- s& o8 v( f b: U
Severe obesity;% f' t% |: c; a. G0 _- Q+ o
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
0 U& Q; }0 y$ x9 M1 Z Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.4 I" e" C2 @9 N% U) E& Y. g
- I( k V+ M8 F( Y% R( R"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."- H! h8 K/ Z9 n) J6 U# \
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