Communicable Disease Control in Västmanland: "No vaccine fatigue is noticeable here"
11/26/2023, 3:46:20 PM
Highlights: About 60 percent of people over the age of 80 and about 40 percent of those over 65 have been vaccinated. Pregnant women who have passed week 12, those who have a weakened immune system and people 65 years of age or older are recommended to get vaccinated. This can be done at any health centre – not just where one is listed. Many of the smaller health centres have full schedules in the coming weeks, others have plenty of appointments. Some have mainly focused on drop-in.
Interest in and willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and seasonal influenza is somewhat greater in Västmanland right now than expected. The pressure on appointment booking is and has been intense. "Yes, it's slightly more than expected," says infectious disease doctor Daniel Heimer.
A couple of weeks after starting, about 60 percent of people over the age of 80 and about 40 percent of those over the age of 65 have been vaccinated, according to the infection control in the Västmanland region.
"There has been an idea that there would be vaccine fatigue. But I think we've come a long way in these weeks," says Heimer.
Pregnant women who have passed week 12, those who have a weakened immune system and people 65 years of age or older are recommended to get vaccinated.
This can be done at any health centre – not just where one is listed. Many of the smaller health centres have full schedules in the coming weeks, others have plenty of appointments. Some have mainly focused on drop-in.