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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.
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; c+ V/ }# H( v7 _9 v1 t2 R- AThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
7 z) ?) ^+ j: j+ bChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
$ X9 m; R* Z$ q' U' e A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
' B( n& O+ i9 [" Y3 d Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;
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Pregnancy;7 N0 z! E2 E- {: A+ ]% }
Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;) M6 ^! F( i: g( ^& C
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Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and2 e$ q8 Z$ D9 }4 e. n
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."; I% ~3 P& e! ?. @; V
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