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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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0 ~* _! s$ x: M( y0 S2 |5 F7 EWith 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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The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
j9 Q3 V; q/ q2 hChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;. t/ b5 N1 g/ U; P q
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;. l' E, J6 v ^
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
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2 a; Q' ?: E+ p4 f) I( ]7 b/ }9 H Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;: p& _7 p8 w- u
Severe obesity;
9 u' Z& c" ~2 ^8 b5 V+ h$ q. q8 i( H Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and2 \" X( e: k& T1 X" x0 g$ {6 W c
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."
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