- You can still say that is very good.
It is a holiday period and many may not even have been home and read the letter if you are on holiday, says vaccine coordinator Marie Ragnarsson, referring to the information letter about vaccination that went home to all the county's guardians with children who are 16 or 17 years old. .
The fear was that the interest in vaccination in the teenage group would be low, as during the summer there were tendencies towards a reduced willingness to vaccinate in the group of young adults over 18 years of age.
But so far the situation looks promising, thinks Marie Ragnarsson.
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Hear 16-year-olds Omar Rzgar, Astrid Radke and Ziad Mohammad talk about how they intend to do with covid vaccination.
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Targeted information campaign
However, it may be relevant with targeted information initiatives specifically for the teenage group.
- We usually follow what happens initially when we let go of a new age group and then when we see that it wears off, we go in and try to motivate additional people to get vaccinated.
In the beginning, it is those who are well motivated who book directly, she says.
The Kronoberg region plans to start vaccinating the 16-17-year-olds in week 32.
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Marie Ragnarsson, vaccine coordinator, believes that vaccination interest among 16- and 17-year-olds may be lower than in other age groups.
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