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DN previously reported on the disruption of the Svevac medical record system, which most regions of the country use to record vaccine data. The program reports to the National Vaccine Registry of the Public Health Agency and shows, among other things, how many doses a person has received, the date of vaccination and who the caregiver is.
As early as 2018, Inera, the owner of Svevac, decided to phase out the medical records system. Since last spring, new care providers can no longer join and a closure was planned for September 2021. At the same time, DN’s survey in early December showed that several municipalities and regions that have used the system have no new ready solutions for mass vaccinations against covid-19.
– Regions already use this system and not everyone has had time to look for an alternative, says Sofie Zetterström.
After dialoguing with the regions, Inera decided to postpone the closure, which Läkartidningen was the first to report. The company assesses that the need for the registration system persists.
– When we now enter mass vaccinations, several regions asked if it was not possible to extend life expectancy. Then we did a quick research, says Sofie Zetterström.
Currently, five regions have expanded the use of Svevac: Gävleborg, Skåne, Sörmland, Värmland and Västra Götaland. Journal systems can now be used until 2022.
– The main reason the regions want to continue is that there is a built-in function in the system to report to the national vaccination registry, says Sofie Zetterström.
Other regions have chosen to find other solutions to record the vaccine data, he says.
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