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Swedish Richard Bergström is the coordinator that will provide Norway with the coronary vaccine.
He had previously promised Norway 2.5 million doses during the spring and says everything is going according to plan.
Bergström also has good news before Christmas.
– We will already have many more vaccines in the Christmas space. Instead of 10,000 doses, there will be 40,000 doses. It will continue every week in the future. This is very good news, he tells NRK.
Sweden’s Vaccine Coordinator Richard Bergström.
Photo: LOKMAN GHORBANI / NRK
Increases in April
Deliveries must be guaranteed throughout the EU for the next three months. Then the capacity is increased.
– We will increase the pace at the end of February. Then we get even more in April. Then there will be more vaccines, and that’s when it can begin to be offered to the majority of the population, Bergström says.
According to Bergström, the European Medicines Agency is expected to approve Pfizer’s first vaccine on December 21.
– Then he gets on the trucks on Christmas Eve in Sweden, Norway and Iceland. They arrive on December 26. It has gone faster than I thought. It is interesting to see that the European Commission only needed 12 hours to make a decision. It usually takes a month, he says.
Both the Moderna vaccine and the AstraZeneca vaccine are expected to be approved in January.
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Explain
When and how do we Norwegians get vaccinated against the crown?
for answers
According to the government, vaccination will begin on December 27, when the first doses of vaccine arrive in Norway. This assumes that the vaccine is approved for use by the EU on December 23.
How is the vaccination done?
Those who are offered a vaccine will be contacted.
You get one dose first, then another dose after three weeks.
The vaccine is voluntary and free.
Who gets vaccinated first?
Seniors get first, those living in nursing homes take priority. So those over 64, as well as younger people who have underlying diseases. Then the health professionals.
Before Easter, the plan is to vaccinate 70% of the people in the risk group. It is up to Norway getting enough vaccine doses for this.
How do I know if I am being prioritized and if I am receiving the vaccine?
You will be contacted by your GP or municipality.
If you are not in the risk group, you will probably be offered a vaccination between Easter and summer.
There are different vaccines. Can I choose which one I want?
Health authorities decide on the basis of which vaccines are available and which ones are the most suitable for different groups.
If I am not offered the vaccine, can I get it if I pay for it myself?
No, it is not possible to buy in advance in the queue.
And the side effects?
Authorities have promised to be open about any side effects when they receive information about it. So far, during testing, no serious side effects have been reported in the vaccines that are most relevant to Norway.
This is how the vaccine works:
Starts in Oslo
Norwegian municipalities present today their action plans for vaccination. The first doses are set in Oslo, and there all residents of nursing homes will receive the offer first.
Bergen plans to start vaccination in early January.
On Thursday, the National Institute of Public Health showed the vehicles that will transport the vaccines across the country.
The Pfizer vaccine should be stored at minus 70 degrees and then has a shelf life of five days at refrigerator temperature.
The vaccine developer will deliver the vaccine to the various health trusts, where it will then be transported to the municipalities.
The government has decided that the vaccine will be free and voluntary.
