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Dennis’s 97-year-old father is still waiting for a vaccine
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The number of promised vaccine doses is plummeting in Stockholm, as many wait in frustration to be told when they will receive their first injection.
One of them is Erik, the 97-year-old father of Dennis Bramstål.
– I think this is so catastrophically mismanaged, says the son.
Several of the country’s regions have previously expressed concern that vaccination work may be delayed due to a lack of vaccines.
The first phase, according to the Swedish Public Health Agency’s recommendations regarding who should get the vaccine first, includes those who live in special housing for the elderly or receive home care in accordance with the Social Services Act.
Many remain
The first phase also includes health care and assistance personnel who work closely with these people, as well as adults who live with someone who belongs to this risk group.
But despite the fact that so far more than 331,000 people have been vaccinated with a first dose, there are still many in phase 1, consisting of about 600,000 people, who have not yet received their first injection.
One of them is Erik, the 97-year-old father of Dennis Bramstål. He lives in Stockholm and receives home care several times a day.
– Dad has home care nine times a day and sometimes there are about ten different people here during the day. These have been with others before or have gone shopping. In this way, the father is really a risk group, says Dennis Bramstål, who despite repeated attempts has yet to be told when his father can be offered a vaccine.
– I think it’s terribly bad. I have contacted 1177 who know nothing more than to refer to the region. But who is the region? Who are you calling there? All the people I spoke to refer to someone who is not accessible or knows nothing.
Photo: Private
Dennis Bramstål’s 97-year-old father, despite being part of phase 1, has yet to receive his first dose of the vaccine.
“Catastrophically mismanaged”
Dennis has also been referred to the health center and home care staff, who also cannot say when it will be relevant for the father to receive a first dose.
– At the same time, you hear and read about much younger people who have been vaccinated, which is outrageous. It’s about my father’s life. It is old and fragile, but we still have no information.
– I think this is so catastrophically mismanaged.
Photo: Anna Molander, Stockholm Region
Magnus Thyberg, Vaccine Coordinator, Stockholm Region
“You should see the result”
In a press release on Friday, Stockholm Region vaccine coordinator Magnus Thyberg calls on national authorities to pressure vaccine manufacturers to obtain clear information on deliveries so the region can give information on when different groups can start getting vaccinated.
– If there is no vaccine, it is not possible to vaccinate. Now we should see results, write.
It further claims that the promised deliveries to the Stockholm Region for February decreased by 74 percent, from 567,000 doses to 149,000 doses.
20,000 fewer doses per day
This means more than 20,000 fewer doses per day if care providers in the county vaccinate five days a week.
For March, the forecast has also been sharply adjusted downward, by 44 percent.
– For me, it is very frustrating not being able to leave clear messages to those who are now in line to get vaccinated. Residents have a right to know more about the schedule, but when conditions change so powerfully, it’s very difficult to talk about anything other than preliminary hopes and plans, says Magnus Thyberg.
He thinks the situation with Dennis’s father is regrettable.
– We understand that this situation can generate great frustration, he says.
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