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On Saturday, 850 doses of vaccine arrived in Västra Götaland, of which 400 were used to initiate vaccination in five nursing homes in Gothenburg on Sunday.
The first to receive a vaccine in the region was Rosa Johansson, 99, who lives in Högsbohemmet in Gothenburg.
Today Tuesday, the Public Health Agency released information about how many doses of vaccines arrive in Sweden in the next two weeks and how they are distributed across the country.
Starting this week, weekly deliveries of the vaccine are planned. For the Västra Götaland region, this means 12,675 doses of vaccine this week and 14,625 doses of vaccine next week.
An image from this Sunday morning: Here, 99-year-old Rosa Johansson receives the first dose of covid-19 vaccine in Västra Götaland. He lives in Högsbohemmet in Gothenburg.
Photo: City of Gothenburg
In total, Sweden will receive 78,000 and 87,750 doses this week and next. The doses are distributed throughout the country according to the proportion of the population of the regions that is 70 years of age or older.
It is not yet clear how the vaccine is distributed in the region. Yesterday, Monday, Swedish radio reported that the start of vaccination was delayed in Trollhättan and Skövde. The municipality of Tranemo writes in a press release that vaccination can only start in week 3.
– During the week, vaccination continues in special homes in Gothenburg and in special homes in Bohuslän and Skaraborg, says vaccination coordinator Kristine Rygge in a press release from the region.
In recent days, the EU has expanded its request companies with 100 million doses, from 200 to 300 million.
– This means that we will be able to increase deliveries to Sweden to around 200,000 doses per week from March, says Richard Bergström.
Yesterday, Monday, a total of 521 hospitalized patients with positive covid-19 were treated in hospitals in the Västra Götaland region. 55 of them required intensive care.
– I really want to urge everyone who lives and stays in Västra Götaland to follow the strictest national regulations and general advice. We don’t see a slowdown in the number of people getting so seriously ill from COVID-19 that they need hospital care. As the spread of the infection increases, so does the pressure on healthcare, says Ann Söderström, Director of Health and Medical Care for the Västra Götaland Region in a press release.
