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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.4 v0 Q& v) e' n/ T4 _1 h7 I
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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:* O' }/ a) k" G1 `/ _' \) z
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
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Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
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Pregnancy;
6 z: p) h4 C( d: B I) M: J Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
3 h$ P8 W* ]# Y" W& C6 g Severe obesity;# E |/ a$ G1 ^9 z( z9 I5 M# Z
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and7 v W, l8 x# N" p; o
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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: w+ J4 F" A, M( g) i3 ["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."9 L: _7 f! Z1 u2 E& r0 u
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