 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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.
+ G6 M; S- o) N( ]) k& t: h9 X- C
/ A( T$ C4 t4 j; h; w/ m& jWith 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.
, r6 E0 T r" g% ^. y. I7 T1 y
The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:4 G: |1 t" h( z5 U0 ^2 X1 ?
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;" k. n3 C* j" X! D
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
( N z$ d j( W* V+ \- a4 { Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;$ u: [9 r2 q# P( k
Immunosuppression;
( i8 c) }# w' G7 s Pregnancy;( C! j2 p" E# T6 @/ h
Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;+ H0 p& y: X( L8 q* }# Q" R0 R
Severe obesity;
: M- \. J/ C1 X3 R' e6 u6 Q4 m Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
. g6 D0 M* ]6 m# ]* R Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
3 r: c& u# x: ?; k6 f, D1 A- v" ^
3 f! P" v) u$ B3 o! }2 @' c6 ]4 r# `"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."
3 |1 f, ?5 B+ _ |
|