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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.5 ~5 s/ X) O2 M+ |1 C7 {
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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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, D7 ^9 b) ?' A0 g) P" uThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:7 C2 |' }$ ]! z: y! R
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;3 L" X" {8 r$ V K. z) R3 l
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;4 J4 y( b4 o+ g1 O* D H' G
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;4 r, C, [: M, Y( g- X, {! g7 _& N# c
Immunosuppression;
% o% Q- E, O7 ~ Pregnancy;
. F( V/ |9 O1 ]2 Y" F8 l& ]1 o5 E9 K& g$ ^ Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
: Z" n: z1 B1 v0 z( Z( E" e Severe obesity;
' D; ?% }. J6 L: F2 C Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
. @) v1 z9 r) @6 S 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."9 w" S3 ~8 n: ~. P
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