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Increased spread of infection, thousands of deaths, and tighter restrictions.
The crown situation in Sweden at the moment is anything but positive and many are now pinning their hopes on the next vaccines.
– If both are vaccinated, in principle it should be completely safe to find them, says Professor Agnes Wold.
Sweden, like other EU countries, is now waiting for the EMA, the European Medicines Agency, to approve the first corona vaccine, something that may happen on December 23 if everything goes according to plan.
Sweden currently has agreements with five suppliers and three of them, Pfizer / Biontech, Moderna and Astrazeneca, are expected to deliver doses during the first quarter of next year.
However, the number of doses will be slightly less than indicated above due to administration problems. According to vaccine coordinator Richard Bergström, Sweden will receive about 350,000 doses in January, about 50,000 fewer than planned.
– There will be a certain change, we will get it back during the second quarter, Bergström tells Swedish Radio.
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Professor Agnes Wold.
Reasonable to wait a few weeks
But what really happens when vaccines start? Is that the starting point for us to live as usual again?
Agnes Wold, Professor of Clinical Bacteriology at the Sahlgrenska Academy of the University of Gothenburg, gives her opinion on this:
From the day you received the first syringe, what then?
– I’ve only seen data from Pfizer’s big phase 3 trial. There it was seen that ten days after the first injection, the protection kicked in. But I guess the recommendations are that you should be careful at least until you’ve had your second dose and maybe a few more weeks, she says.
– As for the other vaccines, I have not seen any such detailed data. But in general, it usually takes a couple of weeks to trigger an immune response to a new virus, so it is reasonable to wait a few weeks before going out and “living as usual” after vaccination.
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Pfizers covidvaccin.
“Take it a little gradually”
But after receiving the second dose, what happens then?
– You should be aware that not 100 percent of all people who receive a vaccine get a protective immune response. When many have been vaccinated, the spread of infection in society will decrease, so it does not matter that not everyone has perfect protection.
– As long as the infection is high, you may be unlucky and belong to the rather small group that did not get immunity, despite the vaccine. So it’s probably a good thing if you don’t jump into a relationship that poses a high risk of infection right away, but instead take it a little bit gradually.
It should be completely safe
But can you, for example, start meeting people again or traveling?
– If you want to meet someone who belongs to a certain risk group, for example an older relative, it is safest to wait until the relative has also received their syringe. If both are vaccinated, in principle it should be completely safe to meet.
– When it comes to traveling, of course, there is still the risk that you will end up in quarantine or similar if there is a high spread of infection in the place you are going. It is always important when you travel to be prepared for things to happen that you did not anticipate. This is always the case, but especially in times of pandemic.
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