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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 Q. |& O# ?/ n N1 s8 g3 m
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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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/ [6 G$ e( G4 }% }& y6 AThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
3 s, f- R8 J q$ fChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
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1 {$ {3 Z( s- N. P" N Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;. J9 @& {1 H9 t# |) C' a7 K
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Pregnancy;
1 V2 ^. f( G& m' o0 L( N7 h2 }9 V: h Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
/ u1 {7 H1 a" [/ O) H( Y/ L) z1 s Severe obesity;7 R8 q8 ~2 {, b
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and: `+ H# g& a+ K3 y, S4 x7 ]6 D
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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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."8 ]" R& K7 u3 r8 ?' F) M
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