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There has been great uncertainty about how the elderly will come into contact with care when phase two of the covid-19 vaccination begins.
This is when a vaccine is offered to all people 65 years of age and older who have not been vaccinated through the home care service or in nursing homes.
In the Ekot survey you are now responding all regions where it will be possible to book an appointment by phone, either at a health center or, as in some regions, at a central telephone support.
Those who receive subpoenas will be able to call and rebook the time.
A relief for, among others Ulla Andersson, 78, in Vetlanda.
– I think it’s great, it would be obvious that you can use the phone. It is much easier. Or that you receive a call. There are many I know who only have telephones.
And who has no other choice then?
– No, don’t use the computer yourself, no.
Some regions will organize so that seniors can book an appointment through 1177.se without electronic identification. The hope is that more people get help from a family member and use the web, rather than calling.
This is what the Västernorrland, Östergötland, Jönköping County, Kalmar County and Halland regions do.
Other regions, such as Västra Götaland, Dalarna and Västmanland, fully manage the reserve for the elderly, who are between 80 and 90 years old. They get a pre-booked schedule, in Västra Götaland by phone.
The Uppsala region is the only region in the country, reserve a schedule for everyone over 65 that is included in phase two.
– Not everyone is comfortable with a computer and to make sure we reach everyone, we book an appointment. You get a citation with a reserved time, says Margareta Öhrvall, vaccination coordinator in the Uppsala region.
A total of 70,000 citations will be issued sent to Uppsala County, and the major will get the subpoenas first. Reservation changes can be made on a special telephone number or with electronic identification on the web.
– It is clear that there is a risk that some will not book, and then we will have some time without reserving, but we judge that we are prepared to run.
Do you have to pay a no-show patient fee?
– No, the vaccination is free.
Among the regions that allow residents book time themselves, most people will open the reservation for different age groups at the same time, so that the seniors have a chance to book time first.
Most will receive a letter home with information on how the reservation is made.
But the Gotland region and the Örebro county region provide information through local media.
Gotland region, which is already underway With phase 2, among other things, official announcements have been broadcast on local radio P4 Gotland, where people over 80 have been asked to reserve vaccines at their health center.
In Gotland, 60 percent of all people over the age of 80 have already been vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the region’s vaccination coordinator Christine Senter.
– Gotlanders are very good at keeping up to date through radio and newspapers, and with government announcements we can reach a large part of the Gotland population. The vaccine arrives on short notice to send a letter, the risk is that when that letter arrives, the information is already out of date, says Christine Senter.
