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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." ^" f) X4 N! M, I. a6 E' e8 @
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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.
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The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
* v( D' D; ~/ f# y. `2 \$ Y5 gChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
+ }* k/ [3 @' M5 _/ I A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
2 z6 v- Z4 _" |! B Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
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Pregnancy;
" `1 P4 m* ~) Y Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
* F. t! O# T9 x$ F1 | Severe obesity;, ~: q, M; q$ C w e, Z6 [
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and4 i4 T, |+ _5 N! o" R- T
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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, q- K7 Z! y0 k& ^0 [! n"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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