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Due to vaccine shortages and doubts about which types of vaccines should be given to which groups, many of Sweden’s regions have had to change their vaccination schedules. So does the Stockholm Region, where vaccine coordinator Magnus Thyberg has been forced to put aside hopes of vaccination on a broad front as early as February.
– We have spoken and imagined that large groups would be vaccinated already in February, but that it is difficult to achieve that objective given the contribution of vaccines we have, he says.
The region receives many questions from people who want to know which priority group you belong to and when is the time.
– Many people are involved and want to know and it is difficult and frustrating because we do not have all the information to provide. It’s a challenge, says Magnus Thyberg.
He believes that the region has been clear from the beginning that it will not always be as expected.
– I think it is important for everyone who communicates that there is a better position, but that there are many parties around the world that must do everything possible to make this work. We believe that we have been clear from the beginning that it will not be easy and that we will have to rethink ourselves several times. It is important to create that image.
According to Magnus Thyberg, the willingness to vaccinate in the region is considered to be very high and there is thus far no concern that it will be adversely affected by news of vaccine shortages and other obstacles.
– I feel that the will to vaccinate is very strong and also that the more information we receive about vaccines, the stronger the security among our citizens. But it is still important that we get clear information on vaccines, when they are expected to arrive and what volumes we can expect.
Stockholm Region Announced on Wednesday it goes down from the so-called boost mode, the second highest standby mode, to staff mode. The number of covid patients in need of care, currently 350 people, has halved since the peak in December.
Björn Eriksson, Director of Health and Medical Services.
Photo: Jessica Gow / TT
Director of Health and Medical Care Björn Eriksson emphasizes that the decision should not be construed as meaning that the danger has passed.
– Every day that the need for healthcare decreases is a positive and a good thing. But we still have a serious pandemic and a very serious situation. Many people still die in covid-19, so there is absolutely no basic feeling that it is over or that we can breathe a sigh of relief in any way, he says.
To get off the prevailing the staff situation requires that the spread of infection diminishes and that many have been vaccinated.
– From the levels we had in November and December, the spread of the infection has decreased. But it’s been stagnant for a couple of weeks, so it’s not slowing down that much anymore, and of course it’s concerning, says Björn Eriksson.
