The Stockholm region may start vaccinating the remaining population, people between the ages of 18 and 59, as early as this week.

Many free vaccination times have been unused in recent days.

- We can start the vaccination of phase 4 earlier than we thought.

it could be this week, says Magnus Thyberg, Stockholm region's vaccine coordinator, to SVT Nyheter Stockholm.

At Kistamässan, which has the capacity to distribute 10,000 vaccine doses a day, there were 2,000 unbooked appointments last week, it has been roughly the same in Rinkeby and Nacka.

On Monday, Kry handles the vaccination and the company urged the Stockholm region on Monday to now open up the vaccination to the remaining age groups.

Free time in Örebro

Even in the Örebro region, there are currently several thousand free times this week.

According to the region's vaccine coordinator Stellan Johansson, there are 1,500 times on Wednesday, 1,600 on Thursday and another 1,100 on Saturday.

To fill the times, measures have now been taken.

- For example, we have significantly increased the number of phone hours so that it should not be a problem to book that route, Stellan Johansson.

However, the many free times may mean that Örebro opens up for phase 3, which according to the planning will start in mid-May, earlier than planned, according to Stellan Johansson.

He also points out that it is up to the region's steering group for vaccination to make such a decision.

- I usually never speculate but I have to refer to the steering group, says Stellan Johansson.

Many available times in Värmland

In the Kalmar region and in the Värmland region, it was opened for 50-59-year-olds on Monday.

- Many available times next week make it possible to open the bookings for another group.

Then the supply of vaccines is expected to temporarily decrease, which means that we must soon slow down the pace of vaccinations somewhat, says Region Värmland's vaccine coordinator Marie Ragnarsson, in a press release.

Region Skåne, which opens for phase 4 in mid-May, does not do so because the vaccination times are unbooked.

- It is completely natural in the planning, we have been grazed by the previous groups, our times have been booked, says Jimmy Gottfridsson, press secretary at Region Skåne.