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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.) h' c9 ^2 y& m" f) K/ p0 }
" [3 U) A$ q, q# f; }5 sWith 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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0 b" w! M6 y# r! q% ZThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
( O# V8 y) }2 k4 s* D& l' K/ jChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
) f4 I+ a+ l T7 \5 q0 C7 _ A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;' S+ x' h! f" D* O
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;' X2 G/ Z. l5 P2 k, C9 f
Immunosuppression;8 `$ c" d3 \; C: X/ c* h8 w
Pregnancy;
D2 O5 D4 l+ n% I1 b% z Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;0 j1 L1 a8 H$ \9 L7 Y# u
Severe obesity;* R- a; b% K" M- k$ V
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
& t) B+ j! S% u( G% M J/ X Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.% I: V6 s) b6 q6 H* ?
7 `% _, A j9 B$ Y* L7 a"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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