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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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3 Y- [7 b+ v% d- \9 CWith 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$ z7 n" y5 b3 S4 p6 R; DThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
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A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;) p! _* n4 h3 B7 q
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
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Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;" k: [7 P4 @$ z8 Z0 v" O
Severe obesity;, |2 Z; {/ i- F6 T" a
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
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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."3 p3 N7 f( j5 R( F- p
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