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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.7 @) E, }5 n0 b7 L6 o
5 a3 ?; k- l8 i! Q: 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.+ M' h& d1 R' K( s( u
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The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
0 c! U( |. x1 ]5 U, iChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;; d7 @ S; t; r5 _" t% Q3 d
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
* _5 E7 r) K; b/ N Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
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Pregnancy;7 E& {4 N% h6 } c; g
Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;/ E8 L- P$ v8 u% ]6 L' e0 p9 D
Severe obesity;
0 E, P7 C& {5 @0 b5 q% V Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
( k" M! ^8 N5 ^& {2 j9 b6 E Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.1 ~: O* r0 Y& z- }: _0 f/ |
( N2 U9 i: T. m4 u"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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