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– The plan is to vaccinate the first Swedes on December 27, says the Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren who points out that Sweden has achieved more doses than we have in the population.
In a first delivery 9,750 doses arriver of the Pfizers / Biontechs vaccine. The first to receive the vaccine are those who need it most, staff and accommodation in various types of care for the elderly, special accommodation and home care services. Next week, about 80,000 doses will arrive and the same amount a few more weeks to eventually switch to larger shipments.
– Some regions will be able to get vaccinated on December 27, others on December 28, says Marie Morell, president of the SKR health delegation, adding that Stockholm, Skåne and Västra Götaland will receive 425 doses each, while others will receive 200.
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Before the end of June, the authorities expect a coverage rate of 73 percent, which is also the threshold established to imagine a relaxation of the restrictions. In the meantime, work will be done to counter false information about vaccination.
Combined with mass vaccination it has The government has decided to offer premiums to those regions that maintain a higher rate and reach a higher proportion of the population. No details are yet available on that rewards system, other than that it should apply to coverage rates at a certain level before the end of April among people who are 70 and older and the rest of the population.
– Hopes for this vaccine are high and we really hope it is the beginning of the end of this pandemic. It will remain important to follow all recommendations and guidelines, says the director general of the Swedish Public Health Agency, Johan Carlson.
Tuesday’s press conference was on the Pfizer / Biontech vaccine, which was approved by the European Medicines Agency EMA and the Commission on Monday, and in early January, Moderna’s vaccine is also expected to be approved. The goal is that the entire adult population and young people in the risk group have been offered vaccines during the first half of 2021.
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