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– It almost feels like when Armstrong went to the moon.
See the video above: Watch Svein Andersen (67) get the syringe at Ellingsrudhjemmet in Groruddalen.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg was present digitally and opened the session with a short speech.
– A day that we have been waiting since March 12. It is a victory for science that we have a vaccine so quickly. It is also a huge logistical operation to start with, but today we begin. Over the next six months, the goal is to vaccinate the majority of people in Norway. This is a day of liberation, to free ourselves from this virus. When we have a vaccine, we can get back to everyday life, Solberg said.
– Today we will put the first of the expected 10 million vaccines in Norway, he continued, referring to the fact that the vaccine consists of two doses three weeks apart, he added.
– Good feeling
It also gave Andersen some encouragement before getting the vaccine.
– Svein, you are our first. I hope you like it. Please start. We really don’t have time to waste, Solberg added.
And Andersen was in a good mood after receiving the coronary vaccine.
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– It feels a little strange. I am almost like a historical person. It really is a good feeling. Almost like when the first man, Armstrong, went to the moon, Andersen said after receiving the first sting, which also drew laughter from those present.
Now a new dose awaits you in three weeks before you are properly vaccinated.
– I have not noticed any reaction yet, Andersen said about 30 minutes after receiving the vaccine.
However, you are aware that there may be some side effects, but you are not afraid of what may happen.
– Basically I’m not. I’ve been following the news pretty well. After all, many people have received the vaccine over time. There don’t seem to be any particular side effects, at least not serious. You may get a little tired or have a headache, but you have to cope with it, Andersen tells NTB.
– It lengthens
City Councilman Raymond Johansen spoke of this being a joyous day, but cautioned that things are far from over.
– The road to this is completely over, it will be long. But this is the beginning of the end, although there is a long time left, the first vaccine has arrived. We should be happy about that. The feeling it gives me is unsa Johansen.
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He was also very happy that the vaccine will be launched first in Oslo.
– Oslo is the epicenter and we still have difficult months ahead. There is still too much infection in Oslo, said the city council leader.
Ellingsrudhjemmet
Resident Svein Andersen (67) in Ellingsrudhjemmet in Oslo will be the first to receive the coronary vaccine in Norway. According to plan, it will take place at 12 noon. It is the nurse specialist Maria Golding from Ellingsrudhjemmet who will administer the vaccine.
Dr. Ingvild Glende Svanstrøm is also involved in the process. Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H), Health Minister Bent Høie (H) and Councilor Raymond Johansen (Labor Party) participate digitally.
Starts monday
In the first instance, it is the residents of nursing homes who should be vaccinated. In addition to Oslo, Stange, Hamar, Ringsaker, Sarpsborg, Fredrikstad and Hvaler receive doses of vaccine from the first delivery. They start the vaccination on Monday.
The first 10,000 doses of vaccine arrived in Norway on December 26 and are distributed to about 5,000 people, who will receive one dose now and one dose in three weeks, reports the Ministry of Health and Health Services.
– We are very happy that the vaccine is in place and that we can now start vaccinating in Norway, Deputy Health Director Espen Rostrup Nakstad tells NTB.
Facts about coronavirus vaccines in Norway
* Norway receives covid-19 vaccines through the joint EU scheme and plans to purchase different types, depending on whether they are approved in the EU and what effect they have on different population groups.
* It is the government that decides what to buy. The National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) is responsible for contracting.
* A vaccine developed by Pfizer and Biontech was approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Monday, December 21. The first doses arrived in Norway on December 26. The vaccination began on December 27.
* Before the New Year 35,000 doses will arrive in Norway, while 40,000 weekly doses are expected to arrive in the weeks after the New Year. An order of priority has been established for who gets the vaccine first.
* Vaccination will be free and voluntary for Norwegians. In principle, children should NOT be vaccinated. As a larger proportion of the population is vaccinated, the pandemic will gradually decrease.
* Municipalities and hospitals carry out vaccination. They already have experience with mass vaccination of annual flu vaccines.
* In some municipalities, general practitioners carry out the vaccination, while in others separate vaccination rooms may be established.
(Kilder: FHI, NTB)
Came saturday morning
On Saturday morning the truck arrived with the first doses from the Ullevål hospital in Oslo. 9,750 doses of the vaccine, developed by Pfizer and Biontech, will now be distributed to seven municipalities in eastern Norway.
– This is a very important day for Norway and I am glad that we received the vaccine, FHI Director Camilla Stoltenberg told NTB on Saturday morning.
– It’s a great day we’ve been waiting for since it started a year ago, he added.
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