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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." g8 m' l Z. V0 v( t6 K( H) ^" n& K X
' a1 l, o. I1 m$ m) @/ ?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./ ~: b+ C. k0 ?4 ^, y7 g5 f
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The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
. _* G3 w/ a" l4 @, D3 EChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
0 w" ~+ l: ^0 V& X T A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;- B5 r) Q2 j* `0 A# d& }. `6 _
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
8 i# \% T4 g0 n% B# ] y% s Immunosuppression;$ o5 D- g9 y9 B. h0 e
Pregnancy;
8 }5 U3 L2 B. Y- Z8 N1 ? Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
# Q& }$ H; |/ I; q Severe obesity;
7 o# f P9 B5 v' ~9 c Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
# y+ P- a _) `4 F Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.( c7 [$ _% P$ q5 n7 }
9 ~$ h/ {$ R* D2 S"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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