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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 X, _( a% l* T6 c U/ W* P1 O% N0 |
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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.0 _. I- w) ?, C% F+ |3 \
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The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
$ D( s0 Z" x! o& L5 C& X6 D+ @Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
# \3 }; v& ^# b0 E A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;1 {. z2 Y' _- J" u% |" x
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
% i+ u! n/ @: m; X' w7 f Immunosuppression;
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, j6 Y3 W3 o0 ^ Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;9 B* U( f6 j) N' l# i
Severe obesity;9 P6 |4 X2 T( s2 w! P9 v
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
. T& S1 C" Y, ]" L Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.3 q! q( [/ x' x" {) q( @# A. |6 g
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"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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