The information went out to the employees via the hospital's intranet the other day and has, according to information to SVT, provoked reactions.
The vaccination of staff at Akademiska began in mid-January and so far, around 3,000 of just over 10,000 employees have received a first dose.
But the second dose could not be given three weeks later, which should have been the message that the staff first received.
- Does the vaccine really have an effect - what if it goes on for too long and we do not get the protection we need, says the employee that SVT spoke to.
Karin Fischer Liddle is head of the infection department and Akademiska's vaccine coordinator.
- I do not want to give any guarantees that we can give the second dose within the six weeks that are recommended, but of course we work to catch up and I understand the staff's concerns, she says.
"A puzzle"
The explanation for the delay is a lack of vaccines.
When Astra Zeneca's vaccine is not to be given to people over 65, Pfizer's vaccine, which Akademiska's employees received in a first dose, must be given to that group instead.
- That group must be prioritized, so that they do not end up in the hospital, says Karin Fischer Liddle.
When can staff be notified of the second dose?
- Hopefully we have a plan for that next week, but it is a puzzle to solve all the time and unfortunately we can not control how much vaccine we get.
And what do you do if it is not possible to give the second dose within the recommended six weeks?
- I can not answer that, it is more something for the infection control to decide on.