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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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& [, ~& Y- P( @. R& |4 ]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.
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) z V7 D0 P$ H1 W7 J4 ^4 I& aThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
+ o3 ~7 e" f1 C- ?4 b# o% B, m) PChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;: X* |( U; r9 A- d! U
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;# E1 D. g* g* I1 D& r& L
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;# F6 X8 {- t6 b; T n" N# X9 h
Immunosuppression;
0 o- K2 j5 s4 J [ ]' D Pregnancy;
U1 t1 G* R7 S2 ? Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year; L6 _/ ]6 o; H/ G
Severe obesity;
" A! u) z, e: r8 n9 [7 E5 T- w Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and. n _- g' Y( X8 \5 U, Q8 |
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.7 w% Q" Z1 ^) M i
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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." z6 _; M b2 |5 z- x8 ~
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