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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.$ |. |2 j% I, U& P3 n3 T: d
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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:" r0 a* F/ d9 J8 v
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;+ s$ b( K+ F# B. `% a- z$ L5 x5 t* ?
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
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Immunosuppression;
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Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;/ l9 @8 l+ Z8 G5 Q1 D B
Severe obesity;7 B, h$ _* ]# S. g: w3 F
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and% o7 ~; q2 {% A2 ^
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.7 v. z4 K+ S# u- [+ b* n3 h2 A
: S: R* x. f. s9 s, v4 i"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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