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According to the director general of the Swedish Public Health Agency, Johan Carlson, 4 million doses of vaccines will arrive in Sweden during the first quarter. It will be enough for 2 million Swedes.
The risk groups are more than that, about 2.6 million people, which will mean a strict priority.
– Priority will be given to the most vulnerable. Those with the highest mortality and morbidity, Carlson said during Friday’s news conference.
Sick in nursing homes first out
The vaccines will be administered primarily to 570,000 people, made up of seniors living in nursing homes, seniors with home care, and then staff in nursing homes and nursing homes.
Vaccination in this group can start as early as January, but it will take some time before the end of the trimester before the entire group has been vaccinated, believes Johan Carlson.
– It mainly depends on how fast the deliveries arrive.
The rest of the population can be vaccinated during the summer
It is not clear when the rest of the population will be vaccinated, that is, those who do not belong to the risk groups. But according to the Swedish Public Health Agency, it is not expected to happen before summer.
– During the second or third trimester, the vaccine will likely be offered to those who are not at-risk groups, vaccine coordinator Richard Bergström said at the press conference.
He also said that those who are not in the risk group can “wait and see” if they want to get vaccinated.
– You can read yourself on FASS.se and see what the side effect profile is. Talk to your friends, acquaintances and acquaintances. How do they think? Those who feel healthy don’t have to decide now, Bergström said.
300 million to the regions
The government will now allocate SEK 300 million to facilitate the work of the regions with vaccination. Previously, SEK 4.5 billion had been reserved for the vaccination work of the Swedish Public Health Agency.
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven also clarified that it will be free for everyone to take the vaccine.
– No one should have to give up the safety that a vaccine provides, said Löfven.
