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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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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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: Y% }2 ~* I6 \2 S" \The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
5 y1 a( O' Z7 [9 n- o1 ?Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;+ E* r) l8 v7 f! u
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;- w f4 P+ M6 `# l j0 u
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;, Q }- Z' A+ J/ S& T. o }
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Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
3 ?& y3 l- b% w" [( y Severe obesity;5 T4 @3 O3 M/ e4 D1 R
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
( w. j; z$ S' G) B2 J6 N Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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2 m+ |5 }) V( M, N7 e"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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