Lena Hallengren (left) and Marie Morell from SKR at a press conference, Tuesday. Credit: Janerik Henriksson/TT
Coronavirus pandemic
All adults in Sweden to be offered vaccine by June 2021, government says
- The government and Sweden's municipalities and regions, SKR, announced Tuesday that they aim for the regions to vaccinate everyone over the age of 18 against Covid-19 during the first half of 2021.
- The elderly and risk groups will be offered the jabs first, then the rest of the adult population will get the chance.
- The planning includes the purchase of cryogenic freezers, to store the different Covid-19 vaccines.