According to Sara Byfors, the number of vaccinated people in Sweden is not rising as fast as before, which is natural due to the high level of vaccination.
- Now there are just over seven million people who have taken at least one dose.
You can see that the number who take their second dose has a steeper increase, so there it progresses faster than reaching new individuals, says Byfors.
Decisions on which additional groups will receive a third dose of vaccine are expected in the near future.
Today, people with a weakened immune system are offered a third dose.
- The purpose of that vaccination is to prevent serious illness and death.
We will provide information in the near future about who, where, when and how it will go, says Byfors.
- There are signals from the outside world that indicate that you see a declining protection from the vaccination after a certain time, especially in those who are older.
It is important to meet it with a third dose, at the same time as you must have information if there are side effects after a third dose compared to after a second dose, she says.