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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.
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The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
" a5 Y0 c" C+ `7 L* e/ tChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;( I8 Z. K! y- k4 i" a9 S
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
( ~' Y1 `" ?1 q5 P Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;( Z4 V0 ]- @6 P$ z, w
Immunosuppression;* @% Q% A9 G* o
Pregnancy;
; e1 ^" S2 D V! A+ D Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;3 V& E+ e! d" V, T4 y5 q6 I- i
Severe obesity;
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6 M' k- f9 r: t Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.% i5 j5 H& A9 n, v5 m
9 O3 Y* ]7 Y$ n1 G* i7 ^4 G; b"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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