Covid-19 vaccines
Latest news and important insights on Covid-19 vaccines and vaccination in Sweden.
UPDATED: How to book your Covid booster dose in each Swedish region
Here is the latest information on how to book your Covid-19 booster vaccine in each of Sweden's 21 regions.
Sweden opens up fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine for over-80s
Sweden's Public Health Agency is now recommending a fourth vaccine dose for care home residents, recipients of at-home care, and over 80s, to be given at least four months after dose three.
Sweden cuts waiting period for Covid booster to three months
Sweden’s Public Health Agency now recommends shortening the interval between the second and third dose of the Covid vaccine from five to three months.
Sweden decides not to recommend Covid vaccines for all children aged 5-11
Sweden will not at this stage recommend Covid-19 vaccinations for all children aged five to 11, unlike many other European countries.
Sweden cuts recommended waiting period for Covid booster
Sweden's Public Health Agency has given regions the go-ahead to shorten the interval between the second and third dose of the Covid vaccine for all adults.
Covid-19 vaccine bookings: Stockholm opens boosters for all adults
Starting today, all adults in Stockholm will be offered their Covid booster vaccine six months after their second dose.
Stockholm's new plan for opening Covid booster bookings to over-18s
Region Stockholm has opened up bookings for booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to all those over the age of 18 who had received their second dose by May 16th, and plans to extend it to more people in the new year.
Covid booster shots in Sweden: Who can get them and how to book
Now that Sweden has started offering booster shots, some of The Local's readers have been wondering how to go about booking, and whether they're eligible. Here's our guide on how it's done.
EU approves first Covid jab for children aged 5 to 11
The EU's drug agency cleared Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged five to 11 on Thursday, the first jab to be approved in a cohort where the virus is rapidly spreading.
Sweden to publish timetable for vaccine booster doses next week
Sweden's Public Health Agency will next week publish a timetable, telling adults when they can expect their third dose of Covid-19 vaccines, with the first adults under the age of 65 likely to get a booster dose before Christmas.
Sweden rolls out Covid-19 booster shot to over-65s
Sweden will offer a third Covid-19 vaccine dose to everyone over the age of 65 – and in due course the booster shot will be offered to all adults, said Swedish health officials.
European travellers warned they may have to self-isolate in UK
People vaccinated in an EU or Schengen zone country are being warned that they may have to self-isolate if they travel to the UK, since the British contact tracing service does not recognise them as being fully vaccinated.
Why has Sweden paused Moderna vaccinations for under-30s?
Sweden's Public Health Agency on Wednesday halted the use of the Moderna vaccine against Covid-19 in people born in 1991 or later.
Covid vaccine pass: How Sweden's e-Health Agency plans to roll out pass to more groups
A new report from Sweden's e-Health Agency aims to pave the way for more people in Sweden to access the Covid-19 vaccine pass -- but for some groups, a solution is still some time away.
EU medicines agency approves Covid-19 booster vaccine for all adults
The European Medicines Agency has given its approval for a third Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for all adults in order to increase immunity levels, paving the way for booster jabs to be rolled out across the EU.
Sweden to let 15-year-olds get or refuse Covid jabs against parents' will
Swedish municipalities have decided to let 15-year-olds receive the Covid-19 vaccine against their parents wishes when the program is extended to 12 to 15-year-olds from October 11th.
More people in Sweden to be offered a Covid-19 booster shot
The Swedish Public Health Agency has announced that a third Covid-19 vaccine dose will be offered to all over-80s and some other vulnerable groups.
UPDATE: UK says European travellers with mixed Covid doses do now count as 'fully vaccinated'
After much confusion, criticism and contradictory messages the UK government has discreetly changed its Covid border rules - meaning that those vaccinated in Europe with mixed doses are considered fully inoculated and therefore can avoid quarantine.
Stockholm first region in Sweden to start offering Covid-19 vaccine to 12-year-olds
Stockholm has opened up its booking system for 12 to 15-year-olds to get vaccinated, with appointments available from the first Monday in October.
Sweden to offer Covid-19 vaccine to children aged 12-15
Sweden will roll out the Covid-19 vaccination to children aged between 12 and 15, starting later this autumn, the government announced on Thursday.
Swedish regions roll out booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine
The first regions in Sweden have begun administering third doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to some risk groups.
COMPARED: How Covid vaccination rules for children differ around Europe
While more than half of all French teenagers have had at least one dose of the Covid vaccine, other countries don't offer it to under 18s while in some places it depends on where you live - here's a look at the policy on vaccinating children around Europe (and in the USA and Canada).
UK changes travel rules again to impose quarantine on European arrivals who had mixed vaccine doses
The UK government has changed its travel rules to demand that fully vaccinated arrivals in England must quarantine if they had two different vaccine doses - a practice common across Europe and taken up by thousands including German chancellor Angela Merkel.