What we know about Norway’s priorities for the corona vaccination process
As viable vaccines against COVID-19 show promising results and are ready for distribution, Norway is finalizing its vaccination plan. It has been nearly a year…
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EU officials: The corona vaccine will be a Christmas gift to all Europeans
EU Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas says the pharmaceutical agency EMA is working at supersonic speed and that the coronavirus vaccine will be a Christmas…
Norway launches dispatch of syringes and other vaccine equipment to municipalities
On Tuesday, the Norwegian Directorate of Health will start sending syringes and other equipment to the municipalities so that they are ready when the first…
NRK: First vaccinations in Norway could take place during Christmas holidays
The first corona vaccine could be approved for use in the EU and Norway one week earlier than planned. Thus, the first vaccinations in Norway…
VG: Norway will receive at least 500,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine in the first quarter of 2021
Two agreements on the sale of vaccines to Norway have been completed. According to newspaper VG, that means that Norway will receive at least 500,000…
UK launches mass vaccination against coronavirus
The UK launched a large-scale vaccination campaign against the coronavirus on Tuesday morning. It’s the first Western country to approve such a vaccine. The first…
New survey: Around 60% of Norwegians in favor of taking new corona vaccine, 12% against
According to a new study from the Norwegian Corona Monitor, six out of ten Norwegians want to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. A total of…
Health Minister: Norwegians could return to a more normal life before the summer of 2021
If the vaccination goes as planned, Norwegians will be able to get back to a more normal life by the summer, Minister of Health Bent…
Norwegian Medicines Agency: We can’t rule out rare side effects for the corona vaccine
We can’t rule out rare side effects or side effects that appear long after vaccination, the Norwegian Medicines Agency warns. If everything goes according to…
People over the age of 65 and nursing home residents should be given priority for vaccination, FHI notes
People who are at risk of serious illness should be given priority in the queue for corona vaccines, FHI recommends. The National Institute of Public…
Pfizer and Biontech apply for corona vaccine approval in Norway and EU
According to AFP, Pfizer and Biontech have submitted the formal application to have their coronavirus vaccine approved in the EU. Approval would also apply in…
Moderna applies for approval of corona vaccine in USA and EU
On Monday, the American pharmaceutical manufacturer Moderna will apply for immediate approval of its coronary vaccine in both the USA and the EU. The application…
Russia starts extensive Armed Forces vaccination: 80,000 soldiers will get corona vaccine by end of December
More than 400,000 Russian soldiers and military personnel will be vaccinated against the coronavirus. The first 80,000 will receive the vaccine by the end of…
Norwegian government hopes to start corona vaccination early next year
Based on the promising vaccine news, the government hopes to start vaccination against COVID-19 in Norway at the beginning of next year. That is what…
Russia: The Sputnik V vaccine is 95% effective
Russian authorities announced that the Russian-produced Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus is 95% accurate. Preliminary results have shown that the vaccine was 92% effective. According…
BBC: Oxford’s coronavirus vaccine is 70% effective
According to the BBC, the corona vaccine developed by manufacturer AstraZeneca and Oxford University is 70 percent effective, according to large-scale testing. It is both…
Pfizer: Our corona vaccine was 95% effective in final tests
According to the drug company, the corona vaccine developed by Pfizer is 95% effective in the final test phase. The vaccine has been tested on…
Moderna: Our coronavirus vaccine is 94.5% effective
The company Moderna says that their corona vaccine is 94.5% effective. Preliminary tests show that the American pharmaceutical company Moderna’s vaccine against COVID-19 is 94.5%…
Danish corona vaccine ready to be tested on humans
A corona vaccine developed by the Danish Statens Serum Institut (SSI) is now ready to be tested on humans, the Danish Ministry of Health states….
Pfizer and BioNTech: Our coronavirus vaccine is 90% effective
A coronavirus vaccine developed by the American company Pfizer and the German company BioNTech is 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 infections, the companies say. According…
