COVID-19 Vaccine Sequencing for Healthcare Workers • 3
Group B • Albertans aged 18 to 64 with high-risk underlying health conditions • Specific conditions will be provided prior to Phase 2 roll-out Group C
• Residents and staff of eligible congregate living settings: correctional facilities, homeless shelters, group homes including disability, mental health and other types of licensed supportive living • Healthcare workers providing direct and acute patient care who have a high potential for spread to high risk individuals • Caregivers of Albertans who are most at risk of severe outcomes Group D • Albertans aged 50 to 64, no matter where they live • First Nations and Métis people aged 35 to 49 on and off reserve or Métis Settlements Work to identify sequencing for all other groups is underway. If additional vaccines are approved and become available, people between the ages of 18 and 64 who work in specific workplaces or industries may be included in Phase 2. Phase 3: Fall 2021 • Anticipated start of roll-out to the general public Early Phase 1 and Phase 1A included Albertans at greatest risk for the most severe outcomes from COVID-19, and the healthcare providers who care for them. There is no question that residents of LTC and DSL facilities across the country have borne the brunt of this pandemic with more than 60 per cent of Alberta’s COVID-19 cases reported from within these facilities. We made this group a priority for immunization and as of Jan. 19, all eligible seniors in LTC and DSL facilities province-wide who consented to receive the COVID-19 vaccine (more than 29,000) have now been given their second doses, with co-mingled sites set to be complete in early March. This is a huge win in our fight against COVID-19. How AHS has Sequenced within Phase 1 While AHS does not have the ability to add new groups to Phase 1, questions have arisen about who is included in the groups listed above. The COVID-19 Vaccine Sequencing for Healthcare Workers Committee was established by AHS’ Executive Leadership Team to help make these decision. The sequencing committee has been considering the following questions to support decision making within priority groups including:
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