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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.8 @9 d- a7 O5 A( R2 h
# E0 }: i% _' Q' b" M) r# ?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." N S* G$ N+ o! q
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The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
( j# k9 _6 E( K$ t$ b3 T& \$ {Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;. K. n- l, j7 r7 ?, K: B) W
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
$ W1 n! Y% @) [. g# ?% i- a Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
9 w0 y: U4 [2 t0 O" n' ^( L5 h Immunosuppression;
D I' ]+ b- V% }- g Pregnancy;
( B* @. G6 m9 w2 a+ F9 ` Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;# T% y- U" m6 F. p: \( u4 X
Severe obesity;
0 @: \ M! D) A" W% j$ t' y Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
9 x8 b# A$ d. C& _. U7 r4 A 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.") I4 `) v9 R4 T w$ I
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