The Swedish Public Health Agency has now decided that everyone over the age of 65 should be offered a fourth dose of covid vaccine.

This is also recommended for people with certain immune deficiency diseases and people with Down syndrome.

Four months should have passed since one took dose three.

In Västmanland, there are approximately 17,000 extra vaccine doses that need to be given during the months of April and May and in the following months between 4,000 and 5,000 doses.

And according to Mikael Sars, the vaccine clinics are ready for this.

- We vaccine coordinators have previously received indications that it has been in progress.

The vaccine clinics have started scheduling for more times, both bookable and drop-in, he says.