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– It will be a great logistical challenge, but society has a good infrastructure that can handle this, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said at a press conference on Friday.
– Each person has a duty to help reduce infection, said Löfven.
He also stated that the vaccine will be free for everyone.
A nurse presents a new rapid test at Lund University in Skåne on November 12.
Photo: Tt News Agency / Reuters
Priority is given to risk groups and health personnel
Modern pharmaceutical company will be Sweden’s main supplier, according to the prime minister.
Moderna plans to have 100 to 125 million doses ready in the first quarter of next year. But most of these are pre-sold to the US, writes NTB.
The vaccine is 95 percent effective, and no serious side effects have been reported.
The government has decided to reserve SEK 300 million for the regions, so that they can prepare for mass vaccination.
Since before, the Public Health Authority (FHM) has received NOK 4.5 billion for this purpose.
This will apply in the first instance to sick elderly people and to employees of nursing homes and home care services. They make up about 600,000 people, according to the Public Health Authority.
– Sweden will start vaccination as soon as a vaccine is approved. The elderly, healthcare workers and people in risk groups should take priority first, Löfven said.
The government urgently called a press conference on Friday due to the situation of the crown in the country.
A poster encouraging the spread of love and not viruses in a department store in Malmö on November 16.
Photo: Johan Nilsson / tt Nyhetsbyrån / NTB
Mass vaccination before Easter
2 million Swedes will be vaccinated before Easter, Vaccine Coordinator Richard Bergström tells SVT.
According to the Swedish Public Health Agency, Sweden will receive 4 million doses of vaccines during the first trimester.
That is enough to vaccinate 2 million people.
But the risk groups in Sweden together number around 2.6 million people, therefore you will have to set strict priorities, writes SVT.
On Thursday, 35 new deaths related to coronary heart disease were recorded in Sweden. So far, 7007 people have died during the pandemic in the country.
Sweden is currently one of the countries in the world with the highest infection pressure.
