Refuses to say how many have agreed to the vaccine

On Friday last week, Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) announced that 500 so-called socially critical personnel will be given priority in the vaccine queue.

Among the 500 are the Storting’s 169 representatives, the government, as well as employees of the National Institute of Public Health, the Norwegian Directorate of Health and the Supreme Court.

The vaccination will take place on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Created debate

However, the decision that politicians should lead the queue has created a great deal of debate, and some representatives have announced that they will give off their dose. Among these are Bjørnar Moxnes in the party Rødt and Torstein Tvedt Solberg in the Labor Party.

TV 2 is also informed that SV leader Audun Lysbakken will give up his dose.

– We think it is strange that this offer came now, and that the Storting was not consulted in advance. I understand that other groups in more vulnerable occupations react to the government’s decision, says Lysbakken.

Refuses to answer

However, it is uncertain how many have said yes. This is precisely the question the Storting refuses to answer.

– As this is about health information related to the individual representative, and the number can provide a basis for identification of the individual, we can not provide further information about the number of representatives who have said yes or no to the offer, says Storting’s director Marianne Andreassen to TV 2 .

On Monday, 125 municipal doctors signed a petition in which they strongly opposed the Storting’s decision.

Among other things, it was pointed out that the Storting will soon enter the summer holidays.

– Summer holidays in the Storting are not socially critical – on the other hand, it is the ability to turn around when you have made a bad decision, it was said in the appeal that was published in VG.

– Little thought out

TV 2’s political commentator Aslak Eriksrud thinks the government’s decision seems ill-considered.

– I react immediately to the justification, and that it is a question of the country’s preparedness. If it was so important and that the country’s preparedness was at stake, this should have been done a long time ago, says Eriksrud.

TV 2’s political commentator also says that it is significant that several representatives of the Storting oppose the government.

– It is not lucky for either the government or Prime Minister Erna Solberg. When she also meets opposition from her own representatives, it seems very ill-considered, says Eriksrud.

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