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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.& c! A' f |* j4 Y! t
' e( Q- q( Y; S7 a$ P& N( g8 dThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
* d# T$ `9 \0 i7 ]% U% L; gChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;2 e5 d+ a5 } u- r& O
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;* B; g- |) I: P1 n- B
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;, M) T5 E) w: c+ z6 u, q( ^5 W( C6 e" J
Immunosuppression;
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! V# i7 B; y: `2 R Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
6 e3 Z" v& g9 y4 L9 |2 ^ Severe obesity;
8 ^' ?0 E; M5 i+ b: Y3 J Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and/ o! Y) i: y- K/ F0 e
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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$ Z+ o" T5 ?6 F) g"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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