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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.' g# @( Y7 X1 k" z
6 ~' N8 N! x+ K* E7 [; R, y4 F4 `The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:# |" u$ J$ V* D) l9 n8 W; U) @( `
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;4 T3 o1 U% V t7 R
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
0 T; |# u; H8 D$ Y5 ~0 h7 C9 _: Z. @ Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
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9 z. f# `5 l9 W5 i& S Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;9 Z; [- U: m" L$ p# W
Severe obesity;
8 `9 F9 k' e9 e( J- l Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and6 }: a3 T+ t1 c* p
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.# V' F% U( C& J
( ]" u: X5 S: p) d5 O0 i. Z# {"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."% X8 O. Y. }) }% y1 R4 A; ]
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