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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.: P! A. M( G2 I+ e1 i6 i- g
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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.9 P) k1 \# @# U9 [" u4 |
( ^. m" D/ F: QThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:6 s3 \5 v* u2 q. @ }7 _" ~
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;. \' m% ^3 W" S6 ]8 g
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
5 r- m5 C3 |3 `; [ Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;9 V" J' o2 \) l9 _6 u4 I
Immunosuppression;
1 C ^, G6 C& |3 l Pregnancy;
6 X, K6 {6 I0 M$ Z Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
. T+ j' j9 `5 C9 f8 m Severe obesity;
( g2 I' G8 q- u* R' @ Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
|0 \. D7 r, S& A; N Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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( ?' G' U5 q& b" I% b* [" @" M"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.") R; \2 Y" Y2 N k/ }& v
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