- We are in a serious situation in the pandemic with a rising trend.
I am sometimes asked if we are in a third wave, and yes, due to the increase we have had recently, we are, says Region Värmland's infection control doctor Ingemar Hallén at the press conference.
There is an increased burden on inpatient care.
On Tuesday, figures came in that 8 people are admitted to IVA due to corona infection.
- It is time to keep your distance, not least at workplaces and at private parties and meetings, says Hallén.
About a hundred warm-blooded people are affected by the vaccine stop
Tomorrow, the Swedish Public Health Agency announced that it would pause the vaccinations of Astra Zeneca's vaccine, as a precautionary measure as new cases of side effects need to be investigated.
This has initially affected a number of hundreds of people in Värmland, who have been booked to receive a vaccine dose a week that they can not take now, according to the Värmland region's vaccine coordinator Anders Nordmark.
- We believe that the stop will be the rest of the week, that is what we are focusing on.
But we will return with details after the re-reporting on Thursday, says Nordmark.
May have to wait for his dose
The vaccination times that now need to be booked should be rebooked as far as possible, then with an offer of a vaccine other than Astra Zenecas.
- But we can not guarantee that everyone who has now been canceled will get a new appointment immediately, you can wait, says Nordmark at Tuesday's press conference.
The text is updated.