At the end of December, the vaccination against covid-19 started.
Last week, five health centers in Jönköping municipality opened up to vaccinate staff and the elderly with home care services and people in their vicinity.
But so far, few elderly people have turned up to get vaccinated in Jönköping municipality.
- We have noticed when we vaccinate that a lot of staff come.
But we also want to get the elderly there, because we have the vaccination to protect the elderly, says Lisa Wretmo who is responsible for the covid vaccination at Wetterhälsan.
The municipality has informed
According to the municipality of Jönköping, they have worked to inform the elderly in the home care service that they should get vaccinated since they received the information that it was their turn.
- I think that one reason why more elderly people have not been vaccinated is because it recently became clear that they should be vaccinated.
Then it is also about elderly people who have been isolated for months, and now you have to go out to one of five health centers, it can also affect, says Camilla Johansson who is the elderly care manager in Jönköping municipality.
What can you do to get more elderly people vaccinated?
- What we can do is talk about it in society.
We in the home care service can come across information and offer help and support in case you need it to book an appointment, she says.