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Freezers that can keep corona vaccine at minus 70 degrees are now being inventoried across the country.
Regions are also preparing to vaccinate en masse.
– You look at clinics connected to hospitals and universities, says Emma Spak from SKR.
In a month, the first corona vaccine can arrive in Sweden and the plan to handle vital deliveries is in full swing.
The responsibility for everything to work lies with the Public Health Agency and the regions of the country. As several different types of vaccines are expected, the regions work on the basis of different scenarios.
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Emma Spak, Section Head of the Health and Medical Care Section in the municipalities and regions of Sweden.
Emma Spak, director of the section for health and medical care in the municipalities and regions of Sweden, lists a couple of possible scenarios:
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The first vaccine to arrive must be kept refrigerated at minus 70 degrees.
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The first thing that comes should be taken in two doses.
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There are large deliveries at the same time, which means that many must be vaccinated at the same time.
Freezing in laboratories
Currently, regions are inventing freezers that can keep the vaccine cool enough. Currently, usable freezers are found in laboratories and research facilities across the country.
– But it is not yet clear where in the chain the freezers will be used. Is it in the pharmacy operator, in the place where the vaccination is to be carried out or can the vaccine be handled without freezing for a certain time? We work hard to get as much information as possible, says Emma Spak.
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A container with the corona vaccine from Astra Zeneca and the University of Oxford.
Once the vaccine leaves the storage location, the question is where to get vaccinated. There are also several possible outcomes here.
If a lot of vaccine arrives at once, larger facilities will be needed.
– But then you also have to consider how to ensure that vaccination in such places does not increase the risk of spreading the infection, says Spak.
I do not have information
What do you see as problems and risks?
– The big challenges now are that we still don’t have the necessary information to start.
How prepared are the regions?
– As good as they can be with the information available today. The regions have a high level of experience in vaccinating many people. The basis is to be able to use the same logistics as for vaccination against seasonal flu. But these are vaccines that will require a completely different treatment than what you are used to.
Must be able to get vaccinated close to home
Magnus Thyberg, head of the Stockholm region health and medical care department, says the region is used to vaccinating many people at the same time.
He thinks the preparations are good.
– It is important that citizens feel that vaccination can be carried out in a safe and orderly manner. The elderly and those in risk groups should be able to get vaccinated as close to home as possible.
Do you receive enough information from the authorities?
– Yes, I feel that the authorities share the information they have. So we understand that not all the information is available yet.
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Mechelen, Belgium, is preparing for the freezers that will carry the vaccine.
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