- I hesitated but I sometimes work in healthcare so then it is practical to take it.
I felt both doubts and was a little scared, says Nemat Alimoradi who has now taken both doses.
He is far from the only man who felt hesitant to take the vaccine.
New figures from the Swedish Public Health Agency show that measurably fewer men than women have been vaccinated so far - 58.9 percent of the country's women over the age of 18 have so far taken both doses one and two, the corresponding figure for men is only 52.7.
"Maybe more scared"
The largest gender difference is in the younger age groups.
Among 30 to 39-year-olds, there are 45,000 more women than men who have rolled up their sleeves and taken both doses, despite the fact that there are slightly more men and women in that age group.
16-year-old Arash Khazanehdarloo is sitting outside Kistamässan in Stockholm, he himself will receive his first dose in five minutes.
He says that there are some of his male friends who have said that they will not take the vaccine, why they do not want them, however, they have not talked about.
- They may be more scared, he says with a shrug.
Norms may be behind it
Initially, the difference between the sexes was explained by the fact that there are slightly more women than men in the highest age groups, where the largest proportion received vaccines.
But now the booking has been open for several weeks for everyone over the age of 18 - and the difference seems to hold.
There are divided opinions about what this is due to.
Masculinity norms and a generally lesser experience of having contact with healthcare are some of the explanations that are highlighted.
- Men may be more stubborn and do not want to follow what others do, says Larea Akrasho, who will also take her first dose.
Karin Ottergård has been fully vaccinated since last spring.
Now she is sitting waiting for her granddaughter who is inside and taking her first syringe.
- They may be a little cowardly, she suggests with a laugh.