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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.. s! a% h' q5 }) D
1 {; m& s6 d# y: a4 \5 `: U; y3 TWith 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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% a; l* z. j3 A7 hThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
" B0 J! H1 q e! E4 m. ^+ B$ CChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;4 h0 z/ I; j& `! F3 g
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
9 f8 O9 N6 d% D4 F Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;8 ~4 V. l4 y$ v& G5 S! v2 q+ J/ |
Immunosuppression;
; E) k" A# d* ~7 R' Y0 X Pregnancy;6 o* X, [" X! _' S: X8 W
Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;4 O* W5 M0 _& V W( A
Severe obesity;- k/ K, ~+ R/ R1 B0 z9 a9 X d/ b
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and, M7 W$ ]+ I* r+ q
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.0 L! P6 _/ a8 |& m) r
. _8 g5 t: f+ j' n"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."8 ]; e6 [6 @ H( R; {
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