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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.3 x. y* @& { J% ~
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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.9 d" e8 ?5 R5 E. Q) Z- x
( d( ^5 e" a) K: L7 mThe full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
( p1 K% \4 }; f0 ~8 \) C7 q3 t# cChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;0 {( W- ~1 V4 K+ K$ P J& \
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;# v+ N* \1 o7 T
Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;! A3 _ z% c! R+ i+ m
Immunosuppression;
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Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
- [. E) [" y( x) @ p Severe obesity;
; {$ `9 X# a4 U/ z$ _ Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and! F' R) \) x& r' D6 B
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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# W) D3 V# {( X* h7 s3 W/ \"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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