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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.7 |8 ]7 A3 o k; d( R9 V8 N/ B% n
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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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L) Y, [+ `/ P- X/ G! f8 H3 jThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
. S( C9 t/ d4 p1 L9 V) JChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;" F6 ?4 b5 _9 U6 |' N7 J7 {8 i
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;( T/ n: A/ L, O* ~
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;4 |7 ` W, F1 J! I0 H
Immunosuppression;
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7 T r8 N! ^: y, ^) |$ c, ]: e6 @( h' G Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
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Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and/ g+ n G+ W' s; u. ]" W
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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$ p" \2 r7 e- m' G2 D4 g"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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