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Under the plan, 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in the region in early January, mainly from Pfizer and Moderna, but eventually also from Astra Zeneca.
When everything is in place, phase one begins.
– It means that the oldest and most fragile are the first to leave. It affects people over 70 years of age who live in special dwellings or who receive home care or similar. During that phase, people who work in elderly care and healthcare are also vaccinated, says Kristine Rygge, who is responsible for coordinating all covid vaccinations in the region.
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I can’t be ready until summer
Before phases two and three, another half a million doses of vaccine arrive.
According to the plan, they will then arrive in February-March and additional health and care personnel, as well as people who belong to different risk groups, will be vaccinated.
Kristine Rygge, coordinates vaccination in the region. Photo: Marie Ullnert
– During the beginning of that period, it is also time for people in phase one to receive their second injection; it should be three weeks between them, says Kristine Rygge.
In the fourth phase, the large group in the region is waiting: some 900,000 people between 18 and 64 years old who consider themselves basically healthy.
So it may be late spring outside, and according to Kritine Rygge, it may take until late summer before vaccination of citizens of the region is completed.
– It is very difficult to specify an exact timetable; there are still several factors of uncertainty. We have the resources; the big challenge is making vaccine production and delivery work as it should. On that crank, we probably have more players involved in both manufacturing and handling, she says.
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It is above all in the large group that mass vaccination is relevant, and it is in that crank that it may be relevant for Gothenburgers to go to large tents in, for example, Ullevi, Heden or some other large central place to obtain your syringe.
There has also been talk of vaccination in the car, for example, in various shopping centers or large parking lots, such as Ikea.
– We have already received several offers: it is the churches, hotels, national parks and various stadiums in the region that claim to be able to make their facilities available, says Kristine Rygge and continues:
– We are very grateful for that. Large areas and various forms of collaboration with external actors will be needed, and certainly also the need for additional staff. Most importantly, the vaccine can be safe and infection-proof. So there are no major obstacles regarding location, she says.
In early January, VGR expects vaccination to begin. Image: Sakchai Lalit
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Side effects you can count on
When asked what known side effects the person who chooses to get vaccinated with, Kristine Rygge responds:
– It can be a milder sensation of the course of the disease, very similar to what you can get with a flu shot. Fever, fatigue, headache, and muscle aches. It passes in a couple of days and can be relieved with regular pain relievers.
Who should not get vaccinated?
– If you have severe allergies to, for example, medicines or certain foods, you should not get vaccinated. There are also no comprehensive studies on how pregnant women and children react, so vaccination should not be performed in those groups, all based on the information we have available now.
How do you know when is the time?
– If you are in health and care, it happens there while people from different risk groups receive a citation. We will also launch extensive information campaigns so that no one has to miss when and where vaccination takes place, says Kristine Rygge.
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