Erna Solberg: Norway is open to buying Russia’s Sputnik vaccine – under certain circumstances
Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) says that Norway is open to buying the Sputnik vaccine under certain circumstances. “We are open to buying the Russian…
Corona vaccine
Nakstad: Johnson & Johnson corona vaccine will help Norway
Assistant Director of Health Espen Nakstad says it is good news that the EU Medicines Agency has approved Johnson & Johnson’s corona vaccine. On Thursday,…
Mayors in Finnmark want Russia’s Sputnik corona vaccine
Mayors in Finnmark want Norway to use the Russian Sputnik V vaccine to speed up vaccination against the coronavirus in the country. Several mayors in…
Norway’s health institute is considering dropping second vaccine dose requirement for people who already had corona
The National Institute of Public Health (FHI) is now looking at whether people who already had COVID-19 have good enough protection after only one dose…
FDA: Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine provides good protection against corona
According to the US Food and Drug Administration, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which requires only one dose, provides effective protection against the coronavirus. The…
Norway is donating 200 million kroner to help develop vaccines that protect against new variants
Norway is donating NOK 200 million to the vaccine alliance CEPI to help develop vaccines that can protect against future corona variants. “The coronavirus is…
Russia approves another coronavirus vaccine – CoviVac
Russia has approved a third vaccine against the coronavirus, Prime Minister Mikhail Misjustin says. The first 120,000 doses of the new CoviVac vaccine are expected…
Everything you need to know about COVID-19 vaccination in Norway so far
It is almost a year since the first positive case of COVID-19 was first detected in Norway. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) is…
Pfizer and BioNTech: Our corona vaccine works against the South African virus variant
On Thursday, vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and BioNTech reaffirmed that their vaccine works against the mutated coronavirus variant from South Africa. “There is no clinical evidence…
Johnson & Johnson has applied for approval of its corona vaccine in Europe
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has received an application for conditional approval of the corona vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson is…
Update: 231,862 Norwegians have received the first dose of the corona vaccine
A total of 231,862 people have been vaccinated with the first dose of the corona vaccine in Norway, the National Institute of Public Health’s (FHI)…
EU asks vaccine suppliers to verify effect against mutated virus variants
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has asked all vaccine manufacturers to investigate whether their vaccines protect against new variants of the coronavirus. The EMA is…
Update: A total of 172,897 Norwegians have received the first dose of the corona vaccine
A total of 172,897 people have been vaccinated with the first dose of the corona vaccine in Norway, the National Institute of Public Health’s (FHI)…
Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus
King Harald and Queen Sonja received their second vaccine dose this week and have thus been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. The information was confirmed…
A total of 135,449 Norwegians have received the first dose of the corona vaccine
A total of 135,449 people have been vaccinated with the first dose of the corona vaccine in Norway, the National Institute of Public Health’s (FHI)…
China: 80 people arrested after seizure of fake corona vaccines
A total of 80 people have been charged for producing counterfeit corona vaccines in China. According to the state news agency Xinhua, the suspects are…
More than 100,000 Norwegians have received the first dose of the corona vaccine
A total of 100,343 people have been vaccinated with the first dose of the corona vaccine in Norway, according to the National Institute of Public…
Janssen: Our single-dose corona vaccine is 66% effective
According to Belgian company Janssen, its COVID-19 vaccine is 66% effective. Furthermore, nobody needed hospital treatment or died from the coronavirus after the vaccine took…
AstraZeneca vaccine approved by EU Medicines Agency
The EU Medicines Agency has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca. Before it can be used, the European Commission must also officially approve it. As…
Pfizer/BioNTech: Our vaccine is effective against the British and South African mutations
Pfizer and BioNTech say their COVID-19 vaccine is also effective against the virus variants that have emerged in the UK and South Africa. “The small…
