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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 C! A3 p/ R0 p0 E- W
5 p6 d4 Y4 \& l1 _& TWith 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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0 {" O: x" V, A& m3 }" [: hThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:2 _ [+ i1 w4 t3 I0 g
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
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Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;6 k& t( A2 o0 a& z8 b
Immunosuppression;5 \! K' `* U3 Z1 b, T j
Pregnancy;0 p! V, d( n$ g4 f2 Q0 J7 l" Y0 F
Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;, V6 ~3 |. B& [ g- q8 m' A1 [. J
Severe obesity;
9 N3 m5 T% w7 y! G: t, r Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and7 p, w" ~* l% z
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients." U/ i1 x! ], y& v& r, `! x/ C2 X
, u6 l+ i6 u5 {; g1 y) E0 T"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."& T2 @' E5 t; B- W. m9 \2 L( r1 \
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