Norwegian health authorities announced Wednesday that they are open to people aged 80 and over receiving a booster of the COVID-19 vaccine, but said they see no reason for a general recommendation for that age category to receive a vaccine. fourth vaccine.
The deputy director of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Geir Bukholm, said that the agency “believes that this can be evaluated and chosen by the individual.”
However, the agency urged more people with severely weakened immune systems to get a booster.
The institute said the updated assessment was in line with guidelines from the European Infection Control Agency and the European Medicines Agency.
In neighboring Sweden, authorities this month recommended a fourth dose for people aged 65 and over and those living in nursing homes or receiving home care.
Previously, the recommendation was for people age 80 and older. The recommendation also includes fourth vaccinations for people ages 18 to 64 with moderate to severe immunodeficiency.
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