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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./ B$ @/ d) U$ g# f
, {+ E. y: w$ qWith 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.% g* l) T# J9 D# w" g' b
5 O& y2 p" r, D) B( b2 ?+ z- m) nThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
: h! }- [ p! ~; s6 q+ Z: t4 ~( gChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;. u" S2 G) `; ~. {% k
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;% [: c( n7 S( n
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
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Pregnancy;
- T2 f6 Q9 G( {; X* B Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;) P, k/ Z) I& @5 k
Severe obesity;
; L2 \, A! e, N. ~8 b! p Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and: ^1 X- I1 J- c- e- F B' n
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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$ N! w' v0 m8 U, c"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."- G2 |. j; y" L- U% e4 L% T. B
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