COVID-19 vaccination in Norway
 | Parts of this article (those related to 23 deaths) need to be updated. (April 2021) |
| Date | December 27, 2021 – present |
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| Location | Norway |
| Cause | COVID-19 pandemic in Norway |
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COVID-19 vaccination in Norway is an ongoing immunization campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in response to the ongoing pandemic in the country. 870,524 people has been vaccinated with the first doze and 296,458 fully vaccinated as of 17 April 2021; mostly elderly people, healthcare workers and younger people at risk. All of the 23 deaths with potential links to the vaccine reported as of the 14th January occurred among severely frail elderly people with serious diseases. However, a causality to vaccination could not have been linked.[1][2]
As on average 300 to 400 people die each week in nursing homes in Norway, the Norwegian Medicines Agency expected that deaths close to the time of injection may occur, and is carrying in-depth analyses to find any link with the vaccine. It is possible that common side effects aggravated pre-existing conditions in some patients, but so far no statistical analyses showed an increase in the death rate of vaccinated people.
Norway is also closely monitoring side effects, with both reports from healthcare professionals and the public being registered in a common database. This should allow for a good overview of the situation once the vaccine is distributed in the general population, as well as an efficient collaboration with other countries. [3][4]
Vaccines on order[edit]
There are several COVID-19 vaccines at various stages of development around the world.
| Vaccine | Approval | Deployment |
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| Pfizer–BioNTech |  21 December 2020
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27 December 2020
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| Moderna | 6 January 2021
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12 January 2021
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| Oxford-AstraZeneca | 29 January 2021
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7 February 2021
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| Janssen | 11 March 2021
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5 May 2021
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| CureVac | Pending | Pending |
| Novavax | Pending | Pending |
| Valneva | Pending | Pending |
| Sanofi–GSK | Pending | Pending |
References[edit]
- ^ "Norway says advice on use of Pfizer vaccine is unchanged". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Covid-19 vaccination associated with adverse drug reactions in elderly people who are frail". Statens legemiddelverk (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "International interest about deaths following coronavirus vaccination". Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
- ^ "Reported suspected adverse reactions of covid-19 vaccines". Statens legemiddelverk.
