So far, a total of 20,833 Norwegians have received the first dose of the corona vaccine

Svein AndersenPhoto: Fredrik Hagen / NTB

As of Sunday, 20,833 people in Norway were vaccinated with the first out of two doses of the corona vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. 

A total of 31 people received the vaccine on Sunday, according to the National Institute of Public Health’s (FHI) statistics.

The most vaccine doses have been administered in Viken (4,974), Oslo (3,064), and Innlandet county (2,290). 

The fewest doses have been administered in Nordland county (857), Troms and Finnmark (941), and Møre og Romsdal (1,104).

Norway started the vaccination process on 27 December. 67-year-old Svein Andersen at Ellingsrudhjemmet in Oslo had the honor of being first in line.

A recent survey showed that 74% of Norwegians want to take the vaccine.

Source: © NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today / #NorwayTodayNews

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1 Comment on "So far, a total of 20,833 Norwegians have received the first dose of the corona vaccine"

  1. Michaela Spandow | 12. January 2021 at 11:36 | Reply

    Hi. My man is 89 years young, and I am 76, a diabetes patient. Living in Bærum. When are we ment to get the Vacsin???

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