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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.
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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.4 F2 k2 A& D4 f: C
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The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
$ t2 r" j, x0 m& `( G {Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
% D3 C [* K& ~6 h A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
# y6 s$ w8 g/ O* ` Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
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Pregnancy;
" L, Z* I0 J9 i- [7 s. ^; d) @" A Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;5 [: \" K/ [0 r/ i4 \) Z' s& H
Severe obesity;
! E7 m6 |2 e+ @6 p+ ?) h Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and- u% `4 n- k/ L) h, L# a; v
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.$ Y; U4 n& d0 J4 p2 Y
" T4 R8 m" P/ G* R5 A6 {! T( h. a- ?"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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