- You should not think that you should wait for possible new vaccines, those that exist are still effective, especially against severe disease and death.
Which is the main purpose of the vaccine, that it prevents deaths, says Jens Raffelsberger.
Not yet approved
From September 1, an autumn dose of covid vaccine will be offered to Östgötar over 18 years of age.
It will then be the previous vaccines that are offered until the new ones are approved.
- They are not yet approved at European level, so it will certainly not be relevant here for us until the turn of the year.
So you have to take advantage of the vaccination campaign that starts now, says Jens Raffelsberger.
Continued increased spread of infection
There are several factors behind the continued rising curve and the general spread of infection.
One could be that people return to their jobs after the holidays.
Another could be that within the region since a few weeks ago, all hospitalized patients are once again tested for covid-19.
But Jens Raffelsberger does not feel worried about the spread of infection reaching previous highs.
- The spread of infection will continue, but I doubt that there will be any violent increase, I actually don't think so, he says.