The vaccination booking process for Covid-19 varies slightly around the country, so here's our quick English-language guide for people in Stockholm, where the booking system is now open for everyone who has turned 18.
The vaccination booking process for Covid-19 varies slightly around the country, so here's our quick English-language guide for people in Västra Götaland.
UPDATED: Language should not be a barrier to accessing healthcare, but availability varies in non-Swedish language support when booking and receiving the Covid-19 vaccine across the country, readers told The Local.
Everyone in Sweden has a right to receive the Covid-19 vaccine when their age or risk group is eligible, but after several of The Local's readers reported facing obstacles when lacking a Swedish identity number, we raised the issue with Swedish authorities.
In general, you should be able to speak English and access information in your own language when it comes to healthcare in Sweden, but just in case, here are some handy Swedish phrases for booking the vaccine.
Sweden’s vaccination programme is well under way, but the target date to have offered all adults a first dose has been pushed back from June to September. Some regions and vaccination centres offer the option to sign up for a ‘spare’ dose at the last minute.
UPDATED: Some foreign residents without a Swedish personnummer have told The Local they are unable to book a Covid-19 vaccine, despite being eligible and despite assurances from authorities that this would not be a barrier.
With more and more regions starting the fourth and final phase of vaccinations – and at the same time, several of The Local's readers reporting difficulties with the booking process – we want to hear from you.
In many parts of Sweden, anyone aged over 18 is eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine if they belong to a group at risk of serious illness from the disease. A reader got in touch to ask how to ensure they got the vaccine.
Sweden's 21 regions are at different stages in their vaccine programmes, but as of early May, four have begun the final phase of the rollout while others expect to open booking to the 18-59 age group within weeks.
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Sweden has said it will take "a bit longer" than forecast to vaccinate all adults against Covid-19, and no longer expects to meet its previously set goal of Midsummer due to changes in vaccine deliveries.
Sweden will restart vaccinations using AstraZeneca's vaccine from next week, but only for those over the age of 65, the Public Health Agency announced on Thursday.
Europeans may be allowed to travel more freely this summer with a new digital vaccination passport in a plan set to be laid out by the European Commission.
Two regions in Sweden have temporarily stopped vaccinating health workers with the Astra Zeneca vaccine, after as many as one in four reported side effects.
Sweden's first case of congenital rubella in more 30 years has been discovered after a woman who was infected with the viral disease whilst on holiday gave birth to a child in Sweden with severe birth defects.
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