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The municipality of Kristiansund has converted a room the size of three handball courts into a huge vaccination station. The municipality has the capacity to give the flu vaccine to just over 2,400 people from Thursday to Sunday, and they hope to reach the quota.
So far, more than 2,000 have registered among the 24,000 inhabitants of the municipality.
People are drawn into pools of 20 people, which are gathered in separate little cubicles. There, health workers administer the injections one by one.
More than 60 volunteers, health workers and others are available to vaccinate people at Braathallen in Kristiansund. Only parts of the room are used.
Photo: Marius André Jenssen Stenberg / NRK
The goal of vaccinating so effectively is to practice until the coronary vaccine is ready. The municipal superior believes that this is a very valuable experience.
Infection control physician Askill Sandvik believes that they will have a significantly greater capacity when the coronary vaccine arrives, so they can vaccinate many in a short time.
Photo: Marius André Jenssen Stenberg / NRK
– When the plane arrives with the vaccine, we have to start the vaccination fairly quickly. If we haven’t planned it properly and don’t have the logistics ready, we will have some challenges when we need to vaccinate on a large scale, says Askill Sandvik, municipal chief physician in Kristiansund.
She also believes that it is more important than ever to get a flu shot.
– Everyone who gets the flu this winter will need to be tested for the coronavirus. The fewer people who get sick with the flu, the easier it will be to overcome the coronavirus, Sandvik says.
Strict infection control rules
Everyone who comes in and gets vaccinated should measure fever, clean hands, and wear a mask.
Karianne Monsø felt safe during the mass vaccination.
Photo: Marius André Jenssen Stenberg / NRK
– I was a little excited about how they would do it with so many at the same time, but I think it went very well. They seem to be in full control, says Synnøve Sylte Kleive, who was vaccinated Thursday night.
Also Karianne Monsø.
– It seems like a good idea to do it that way, and they comply with all the infection control rules, so it feels safe, says Monsø.
Can be beneficial
NRK has asked the Norwegian Health Directorate what they think about this form of vaccination.
Espen Nakstad is a physician and deputy director of the Norwegian Health Directorate.
Photo: Terje Pedersen / Terje Pedersen
Deputy Health Director Espen Rostrup Nakstad responds that they do not know the details, but if good infection control is taken care of, it can be a great advantage to use a large room with good ventilation in more crowded places.
He believes that this will also be an advantage when it comes to coronary vaccination after a quarter of an hour.
Above all expectations
Emergency manager Torbjørn Sagen believes that both interest and implementation are above all expectations.
– It’s absolutely phenomenal and it’s incredibly nice to see all the logistics work. It’s calm, quiet and everyone does what we tell them, he says.
People are locked in groups through various entrances to the room. Before entering, they must remove the fever and put on a bandage.
Photo: Marius André Jenssen Stenberg / NRK
This weekend 120 people will be vaccinated an hour in the room, but they can probably triple the capacity.
– But then we have to train. There is no plan that is perfect the first time you try it, says Sagen.
