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Due to the unexpected national shortage of the H1N1 vaccine, Alberta Health Services and Alberta Health and Wellness will target immunization to Albertans at high risk.
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Those currently eligible for H1N1 immunization are:/ U) o R- ^* i% M( ^
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* Both parents, or one parent and one caregiver of infants under six months of age;
8 h* ^( j* s5 ~1 Z * Children under 10 as of November 1 with chronic health conditions (e.g. diabetes);2 M8 e4 y$ F. x( B: ~& s, z6 A
* Children over six months and under five years as of November 1; and- b: ~2 \, p: W8 q7 d; T" I4 y
* Pregnant women. 0 X8 W8 [1 L4 t/ S# U" E, {! P
, E9 Y2 ]0 d1 q( V% VOn November 12 and ongoing, new groups being added include:
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3 @5 E! C5 G* G& M * People with chronic conditions aged 55 to 64 as of November 1;
& Z/ Y P8 q1 q# n * People with chronic conditions aged 10–17 as of November 1. (Combined with the group added November 6, this group ranges from 5 to 17). # ^2 L% {6 g3 N8 a& r \
! c! M- k$ }; l8 SOn November 13 and ongoing, immunization groups will expand to include:8 q, e z/ z* h& A# L2 D
# ^9 d. l& @! A" [" Z8 G, ~. @ * People with chronic conditions aged 45–54 as of November 1. (Combined with the group added November 12, this group will range from 45 to 64.)
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; w( g( m/ @1 k2 q, E# tAlberta Health Services will continue to provide updated information on their plan to administer the pandemic H1N1 influenza immunization to Albertans |
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