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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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, k: _7 ? o. TWith 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.; x8 n# i. u6 P1 N# p& ^$ S8 I
- E0 U# }; r8 d5 b _6 rThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
; c6 H* \+ l* D2 OChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
t6 N9 P* I- Y7 m1 H& g: s# n A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
! l l; x# @0 S1 p' v' t; j5 O Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;1 d2 b* _ J0 {6 i) j
Immunosuppression;
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Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;$ b; z1 a8 N& m( |2 Q# h
Severe obesity;
, V: Y3 D5 M; s5 Y) y Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and- g) I# i3 y% K( c Z O
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.: L" ~: p. h) T
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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."0 l8 k- B5 ~! U7 I- ~6 \
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