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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.# S9 b' y1 b. v# S; |$ h; _, n0 {* E
8 Z( E6 f" t: m5 j5 \' Y0 X/ cWith 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 ?+ ^: s( n6 f# r( \9 s
% ~0 r# _0 W% @' |1 _& ?The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
7 Z' }) d1 j2 B7 U# q3 P' w: P4 PChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;4 J- Q) x X# p# ?( Y
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;* j% o! U8 B7 W% W ]8 l1 J
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;9 j6 |/ e: o! D* s5 y$ p& h5 |
Immunosuppression;
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Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;6 s6 @) B+ E$ K8 Y. @
Severe obesity;7 u( V- a$ \( ~# T/ W+ O
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and+ }. \0 D$ t. K8 x; _
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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3 c) ]! e' Y0 u: E) V"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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