Now 16,691 people over the age of 80 have received a third dose of covid-19 vaccine in Västra Götaland. For the first time, it is also reported how many young people between the ages of 12 and 15 have received a first dose of vaccine.
Vaccinations in Västra Götaland continue to progress and more and more people in the county are being vaccinated against covid-19. Among other things, 16,691 inhabitants from the age of 80 have now received a third dose of vaccine up to and including week 41.
– The vaccinators do a fantastic job. Every week we reach new people who have not been vaccinated, says Kristine Rygge, vaccination coordinator in the Västra Götaland region, VGR.
The Swedish Public Health Agency’s statistics on the number of vaccinated now also include young people between the ages of 12 and 15. In Västra Götaland, there are approximately 80,000 inhabitants in this age group, who are vaccinated in collaboration between schools and vaccinators. Start dates can vary between different municipalities. Up to and including week 41, a total of 3,359 in the age group had received their first dose of vaccine in Västra Götaland.
Among Västra Götaland’s residents aged 16 and up, a total of 83.9 per cent have been vaccinated with at least one dose. 77.6 percent have also received their second dose.
The statistics also show that vaccinations continue to increase most in the areas with the lowest coverage, including Angered in Gothenburg.
– I really want to urge everyone who can to protect themselves against covid-19. And if you have taken your first dose, do not forget dose two, says Kristine Rygge.
Vaccine for residents born in 1991 or later
The Swedish Public Health Agency now recommends Pfizer / Biontech’s vaccine Comirnaty to all persons born in 1991 or later. There has now also been information about what applies to the people who have received a first dose of Moderna’s paused vaccine Spikevax. These people will be offered the Pfizer / Biontech vaccine as dose 2. The dose interval is as before 4-7 weeks between dose 1 and dose 2.
Read more: Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine for people born in 1991 or later (vgregion.se)
