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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.9 m# k; y4 a. `
* Q) q' X# o; A/ 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:
) r% s2 ]0 K! O- FChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
4 h l# `" H( Q/ ]8 ? S J A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;3 [4 v+ p( s, y7 u2 q0 _
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;! w0 K5 } w* E% \8 U. W
Immunosuppression;: G9 d5 { {) K5 U3 h2 A" m+ k
Pregnancy;
# n$ {+ h% k: k) R5 ] Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;, @0 i+ E6 e! E) `3 p
Severe obesity;# J& \+ [% J% }- [3 W0 h# }
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
* P' O* T6 J7 @/ x6 ]0 f: [ Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.3 v2 D- _4 M- f5 n* i& n5 {
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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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