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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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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.5 V* _+ B- D( h Z, J
" q @* F; a$ }1 m8 A0 v; hThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:+ G& H6 g: ~% g9 O9 z( b
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;; {$ V8 l5 Y- i6 a2 q
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
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Immunosuppression;
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Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;. `% D, R; f+ ~/ q* k: J% g% k
Severe obesity;
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Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.9 C6 U- `' \8 m
2 z j4 r" y0 g Q( P; \, k/ \"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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