COVID-19 vaccination in Sweden

Vaccination against COVID-19 in Sweden started on 27 December 2020 after the approval of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine by the European Commission.[2][3][4] In Sweden, the Public Health Agency has been commissioned by the government to create a vaccination plan.[5] The Riksbank of Sweden predicts that efficient vaccination against COVID-19 has macroeconomic benefits.[6] As of 8 April 2021, 16.0% of adults in Sweden have received at least one dose, with a total of 1,856,666 doses administered.[1]

COVID-19 vaccination in Sweden
Map of Sweden showing total cumulative vaccination numbers per county as of 20 January 2021.
Native name Vaccination mot covid-19
Date27 December 2020 (2020-12-27)–present
LocationSweden
CauseCOVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
Organised byPublic Health Agency of Sweden (FoHM), regional councils of Sweden
ParticipantsAs of 8 April 2021:[1]
  • 1,307,614 first doses
  • 549,052 second doses
  • 1,856,666 total doses
Outcome16.0% of the adult population of Sweden has received at least one vaccine dose
WebsiteFoHM's page on COVID-19 vaccination

Plan

Sweden is a part of the European Union cooperation for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines.[7] According to this agreement, Sweden will have access to 6 million vaccine doses.[7] According to the Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, Sweden expects to get sufficient number of COVID-19 vaccines to immunise around one-fifth of the population by April 2021.[8] The initial goal was for all adults in Sweden to have been offered at least one vaccine dose before 1 July 2021;[9] this goal was later moved to 15 August 2021.[10]

Order of priority

The principle followed in deciding the order of priority is that those with the greatest need for protection receive the vaccine first.[5] Elderly individuals living in care homes, healthcare workers working with risk groups and adults living with someone in the risk group will be offered vaccination during the first phase.[11] Other individuals aged 70 or older, adults who live with functional impairments as well as medical care professionals will be vaccinated in the second phase. In the third phase, other adults in the risk group will be vaccinated. Everyone else will be offered a vaccine in the fourth phase of vaccine distribution.[5] As of February 2021, the Public Health Agency does not recommend COVID-19 vaccination to children under 18 unless the child belongs to a risk group for being infected with COVID-19.[5]

Safety

Even when approved, the vaccine is continuously monitored for new side effects.[5] The scientific documentation of the approved vaccine is presented as a publicly accessible European Public Assessment Report.[12]

Vaccines on order
VaccineDoses orderedApprovalDeployment
Pfizer–BioNTech13 million[13] 21 December 2020[14] 27 December 2020[15]
Moderna3.6 million[16] 6 January 2021[14] January 2021[17]
Oxford–AstraZeneca6 million[18] 29 January 2021[14] February 2021[19]
Janssen (Johnson & Johnson)4.5 million[20] 11 March 2021[14]Pending (expected mid-April 2021[21])
CureVac4.5 million[22]PendingPending

Challenges

Vaccine hesitancy is one of the major challenges to the COVID-19 vaccination program in Sweden, with 26% of Swedes saying that they do not want to be vaccinated in a poll.[8] 46% of the poll participants said that they want the vaccine.[8] The chief epidemiologist of Sweden, Anders Tegnell, expects that more people will accept vaccination with time.[8]

Statistics

The following chart shows the total reported number of vaccine doses administered, based on data from the Public Health Agency of Sweden's national vaccination registry (updated daily from Tuesday to Friday).[1]

References
  1. "Statistik för vaccination mot covid-19" (in Swedish). Public Health Agency of Sweden. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. Regeringen och Regeringskansliet (22 December 2020). "Vaccinering mot covid-19 inleds den 27 december". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. "Vaccin mot covid-19 — Folkhälsomyndigheten". www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. "EU Medical Regulator approves Pfizer vaccine for use". www.thelocal.se. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. "Vaccine, medicine and treatment". www.krisinformation.se (in Swedish).
  6. Lindskog, Magnus. "Efficient vaccination against COVID-19 entails major macroeconomic benefits" (PDF). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  7. Regeringen och Regeringskansliet (20 August 2020). "Sverige ingår EU-gemensamt avtal om covid-19-vaccin". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  8. "Swedish Vaccine Skepticism Is Latest Obstacle to Herd Immunity". Bloomberg.com. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  9. Sveriges Radio. "First batch of Covid-19 vaccine now to arrive in Sweden "by Christmas" - Radio Sweden". sverigesradio.se. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  10. "Sweden will not meet vaccine goal". Sveriges Radio. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  11. Reuters staff (4 December 2020). "Nursing homes to get first COVID vaccinations in Sweden". Reuters. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  12. "Så godkänns vaccin | Läkemedelsverket / Swedish Medical Products Agency". www.lakemedelsverket.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  13. "Sverige får dubbelt så många doser från Pfizer och Biontech" [Sweden receives twice as many doses from Pfizer and BioNTech] (Press release) (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  14. "Coronavaccin, vaccin mot coronaviruset (covid-19)" (in Swedish). Medical Products Agency. 11 March 2021 [28 October 2020]. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  15. "Vaccinering mot covid-19 inleds den 27 december" [Vaccination against COVID-19 begins on December 27] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  16. "1,8 miljoner ytterligare doser vaccin till Sverige" [1.8 million additional vaccine doses to Sweden] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  17. "Vaccinationsläget i Region Dalarna: 14 januari 2021" [The vaccination situation in Dalarna Region: 14 January 2021] (Press release) (in Swedish). Region Dalarna. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  18. "Sverige ingår EU-gemensamt avtal om covid-19-vaccin" [Sweden joins the collective EU COVID-19 vaccine contract] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  19. "400.000 doser till Sverige i februari – "Alla suktar efter vaccin"" [400,000 more doses to Sweden in February – "Everyone wants the vaccine"]. TT News Agency. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  20. "Sverige deltar i EU-gemensamt vaccinavtal med Janssen Pharmaceutica NV" [Sweden joins the collective EU vaccine contract with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  21. Sennerö, Johan (29 March 2021). "Vaccinsamordnaren: Janssens vaccin till Sverige i april" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  22. "Sverige ingår EU-gemensamt avtal om covid-19-vaccin med CureVac" [Sweden joins the collective EU COVID-19 vaccine contract with CureVac] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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