Update: 301,742 Norwegians have received the second dose of the corona vaccine
A total of 1,088,100 people have been vaccinated with the first dose of the corona vaccine in Norway, according to the National Institute of Public…
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FHI: Infection rates in Norway have almost halved since their peak one month ago
Last week, 3,717 corona infection cases were registered in Norway. That is 43% less than in the peak week (week 11), the National Institute of…
FHI issues warning about fake emails with “health surveys”
The National Institute of Public Health (FHI) issues a warning after being notified that fake emails have been sent out that may look like FHI…
New survey: More Norwegians are choosing a more sustainable diet
A total of 62% of Norwegians surveyed in the national public health survey have made changes to have a more sustainable diet with a lower…
FHI: Norway will receive an extra 1.2 million Pfizer corona vaccine doses
Norway will receive 1.185 million extra doses of Pfizer’s corona vaccine after the EU signed a new agreement on the delivery of 100 million new…
FHI not asked to join new expert group for assessing AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines
The group that will look at the vaccines from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson has no FHI members. It is not a question of a…
FHI: Social differences are not the main cause of higher infection among foreign-born people in Norway
More hospital admissions and more corona infection among immigrant groups than elsewhere in the Norwegian population are only partly due to socio-economic differences, according to…
FHI: The spread of infection in Norway continued to decline last week
Since March 25, the R-number in Norway has averaged 0.8, according to the National Institute of Public Health (FHI). The spread of infection nationally continued…
FHI comments on infection rates in Norway: “The figures have leveled off, that’s a positive development”
The current downward trend in infection is positive, department director Line Vold at the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) notes. “It is positive that…
FHI recognizes customized vaccination solutions such as drop-in vaccination stations as “important”
Municipalities should consider drop-in vaccination stations and other adapted solutions to get as many people as possible vaccinated, according to the Norwegian Institute of Public…
Norwegian children are getting all the vaccines they need despite the corona pandemic
There have been concerns about whether the pandemic will affect the vaccination program for children in Norway, but figures show that the vast majority is…
In a February e-mail, Norway’s health institute recommended vaccine cards, not full vaccine passports
In a professional recommendation to the government from February, the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) wrote that a digital vaccination card would be introduced,…
FHI: Fully vaccinated nursing home residents who got corona were probably infected with a mutated variant
Several fully vaccinated nursing home residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The National Institute of Public Health (FHI) says they are probably infected by the…
Seven vaccinated nursing home residents in Ullensaker have been diagnosed with coronavirus
The National Institute of Public Health (FHI) has been involved after seven vaccinated residents at a nursing home in Ullensaker have been diagnosed with corona….
Around ten people abused a system error in Drammen to get the corona vaccine: “I am shocked”
Up to Sunday, anyone with a link to the registration form could book an appointment for corona vaccination in Drammen. About ten people took advantage…
Scammers are sending out “FHI” emails: “Don’t open them”
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) has been informed of fraudulent e-mails being sent out in the department’s name. The email contains a file…
FHI official expects full vaccination in Norway by the end of July
According to chief physician Preben Aavitsland at the National Institute of Public Health (FHI), the infection trend seems to have reversed, but the developments are…
Bærum residents say “no” to Easter vaccination, Municipality postpones 1,000 appointments
Bærum Municipality postponed all the 1,075 vaccine appointments that were planned on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. The reason? Residents of Bærum prefer going on…
FHI: We will extend the suspension of AstraZeneca vaccination by three more weeks
The National Institute of Public Health (FHI) has decided that the pause in the use of AstraZeneca vaccines will be extended by three weeks due…
Stoltenberg comments on infection figures in Norway, says she sees a “good sign”
Despite high infection rates, Norway has avoided the explosion in infection that the health authorities feared. “It seems that the sharp increase has become less…
