Dispatch of additional influenza vaccines in Norway delayed
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) had planned to distribute more flu vaccine this week, but they have been informed that the vaccines have…
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Cases of non-corona infectious diseases drop by 53%. Experts believe its due to the pandemic
In the last two weeks of October, half as many cases of other infectious diseases were reported as in the same period last year. Between…
Norway’s health institute: Traveling home for Christmas could be considered necessary travel
The National Institute of Public Health (FHI) asks people that are traveling from areas with high infection in Norway to be careful for the first…
New report: The best measures against child and juvenile delinquency are not used enough in Norway
Measures to prevent children and young people from going into crime are used far too little, according to a report by the National Institute of…
Norwegian health institute recommends people limit interactions with close friends
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) recommends that people living alone should not have more than two to three people they are physically close…
Norwegian health institute: These occupational groups have a higher incidence of COVID-19
People in occupations who have regular contact with other people have a higher incidence of COVID-19. Drivers, health professionals, and employees at restaurants are among…
Norwegian health institute warns of sharp infection spike, believes death toll will increase
The number of corona infections has increased sharply in recent weeks. The death toll and hospital admissions will also increase, Camilla Stoltenberg at the National…
More and more Norwegians over the age of 65 are taking the flu vaccine
Figures from the National Vaccination Register for the 2019/20 season show that more and more people in the risk group are taking the flu vaccine….
FHI’s weekly report: Number of corona cases increased by 79% last week
Last week, 1,686 cases of COVID-19 were reported, an increase of 79% from the previous week. According to the National Institute of Public Health’s (FHI)…
Norway’s health institute: We are running out of flu vaccines
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) has around 60,000 doses of the usual flu vaccine for risk groups and health professionals. They must be…
Norway’s health institute: First round of corona vaccination could be completed in three weeks
According to newspaper VG, it could take a few weeks between the first doses of an approved coronavirus vaccine coming to Norway and priority groups…
Official data: Half of the corona patients in Norway were born abroad
Immigrants have been overrepresented among those infected ever since the pandemic began. But in the last three months, the proportion has increased. Almost half, 272…
Norway’s health institute will map Norwegians’ attitudes to vaccines
A total of 2,000 people will be invited to participate in the National Public Health Survey on Wednesday. In the survey, the National Institute of…
More than 5,000 Norwegians voted for the new name of the corona infection tracking app. Here it is
The name “Smittestopp” was most popular in the National Institute of Public Health’s (FHI) poll on what the name of their new infection tracking app…
35 variants of the coronavirus discovered in Norway
So far, during the pandemic, 35 different variants of the coronavirus have been discovered in Norway, and 26 of them were discovered this August and…
Norway’s health institute wants people to vote on the name of the new infection app
The National Institute of Public Health (FHI) has decided to hold a vote on what the new infection app should be called. Until 11.59 PM…
Norway’s health institute publishes new corona assessment: “High risk of local outbreaks”
In order to avoid the further national spread of the coronavirus infection, the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) recommends that the current measures are…
Norway’s national health institute calculates corona mortality at 0.31%
In the National Institute of Public Health’s (FHI) latest risk assessment, the risk of dying from COVID-19 infection is estimated at 0.31%. The estimate is…
It’s official: Norway declares entire Europe outside Nordic region “red”
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to put Cyprus, Latvia, and Liechtenstein on its list of “red” countries. Now, the whole of Europe…
Norway’s health institute: Don’t go trick or treating this Halloween, think about infection control
The National Institute of Public Health (FHI) encourages people to drop the trick or treating in the neighborhood on Halloween and instead find other alternatives….
