In the Bjerke district of Oslo, approximately 50-60 per cent have refused corona vaccination at Easter.
Sebastian Bergedahl Vernang, specialist consultant for communication and political management in the Bjerke district, told Dagbladet on Monday.
– We still have a full order book, and vaccinate as normal without delay, says Bergedahl Vernang.
In the district, 1,038 infections per 100,000 inhabitants have been registered in the last 14 days.
– This is the way out
Health councilor Robert Steen in Oslo municipality tells Dagbladet that he hopes everyone who is offered a vaccine accepts the offer.
– The vaccine is the way out of this pandemic and we depend on as many people as possible taking it. But I am glad to hear that the district has organized itself so that vaccines are still put in place at the planned pace, says Steen.
According to Steen, the fact that there has been a focus on the problem this weekend may seem to have an effect.
– We get feedback from other districts, e.g. Nordre Aker, which after the news items this weekend experiences that people are very positive about taking the vaccine when the district makes contact, says the health council.
Easter-moves 1075 vaccine appointments
– Calls next on the list
According to Bergedahl Vernang in the Bjerke district, there are many reasons why people say no to the vaccination.
– This is not something we map. But if someone we call says that it does not fit, a new agreement is made with them, says Bergedahl Vernang, who describes those who work at the vaccination center as very effective.
– That people say no to vaccination now, does not lead to any delays in vaccination in general. We follow the priority list, and contact the next person on the list, so that every good dose is set, he says.
Grünerløkka: – As planned
In the Grünerløkka district, the situation is different, says department director for health and coping, Jorunn Botten, to Dagbladet.
– District Grünerløkka has not had a tendency for residents to say no to vaccination due to Easter holidays, she says and adds:
– We have not received any complaints about vaccination at Easter, and vaccinate as planned.
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Frogner: – A few complaints
– District Frogner has received a few complaints that it is vaccinated at Easter, says the district’s communications adviser Anette Alexandra Dey to Dagbladet.
– If you are set up for dose 2 at Easter, you must get vaccinated. We have not postponed the vaccination of dose 2, but have informed the inhabitants that they must come because vaccine dose 2 is related to dose 1 and must be taken when the class is set up, she continues.
She says that the district also has hours for dose 1 at Easter, and that they can fill up these hours from the group that is being vaccinated now, which is in the age group 74-65 years.
– The progress of the vaccination in Frogner is as it should be according to the vaccine distribution, says Dey.
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Baltic Sea: – 20 percent no
The vaccination center in Østensjø district estimates to Dagbladet that approx. 20 percent say no because they are, or are going on an Easter holiday or cabin.
– The district’s vaccination center then calls the next on the list, and has no problems filling up the hours. Some also choose to go home to get the vaccine, writes department director Åse Merete Ternå in an e-mail to Dagbladet.
Alna: – A few no
District Alna has not yet started calling for the red days, so it is difficult to answer this, the district answers Dagbladet’s question about whether it has simply said no to vaccines as a result of them preferring to prioritize Easter holidays.
– Our leader for the vaccine center says that they have experienced that someone has said no this Easter week, but that this is not a big problem. She has no comments on how people prioritize, Torill Gulbrandsen informs in the district.
Vestre Aker: – Changed response
Vestre Aker district states that they received feedback that it was not appropriate to have a vaccine at Easter for some at the very beginning when they called for vaccination at Easter.
– But when we stated that by saying no to the vaccination hour, they would only be offered a new appointment for vaccination after everyone else in groups 4a and 4b (approx. 4500 people) had been offered a vaccine, we experienced that the response changed . There were then significantly more who were willing to take the drive down from the mountain at Easter to get the vaccine, than to be put at the back of this queue, the advisor at the district director’s staff, Inger Thommessen informs Dagbladet.
– We do not have any figures on how many people still wanted vaccination later, but experience it as a significantly smaller problem than other districts have reported, she continues, and adds that they have not registered any complaints either.
– It should also be added that with the supply of vaccines district Vestre Aker will receive this week (approx. 840 doses), then we only need vaccination until Maundy Thursday. So there has basically never been talk of vaccination throughout Easter for us, which may also have affected that there is a minor problem in our district mtp. the Easter holidays, says Thommessen.
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Stovner: – Not a problem
– This has not been a big issue with us. We have no estimate, but there has been no problem, says communications manager Andreas Mjærum Behring in the district about whether residents in the district have answered that they would rather prioritize the Easter holiday than the vaccine.
In Stovner, vaccinations are carried out all this week, he states.
Nor in the district south of Nordstrand has there been any tendency for the inhabitants to say no to vaccination due to the Easter holidays.
– We have not received any complaints about vaccination during Easter and we vaccinate as planned, says communications manager Cindy Empaynado, in southern Nordstrand.
In the Sagene district, there is a very low percentage who say no to vaccines as a result of the Easter holidays, Kathinka Nordhagen Selsjord informs Dagbladet in the district.
– This is not a problem with us, and the vaccination goes its own way, she says.
Ullern: – Travels home from the cabin
Residents in the Ullern district travel home from the cabin to get the vaccine, communications adviser Siri Dobloug informs Dagbladet.
– We have set up vaccination three days at Easter and carry out the planned race. Here there is very great goodwill and little vaccine skepticism. Most people want it and say yes. We experience the opposite of Nordre Aker, says Dobloug.
Old Oslo: – Positive population
In the Old Oslo district, there has been no tendency for people to prioritize Easter holidays rather than vaccines.
– The systems we use today are not able to extract the specific numbers and we unfortunately do not have the capacity to count each one. We estimate that there are less than 20 per cent who say no to vaccines due to holidays, says district medical officer of infection control and environmental health care in the Old Oslo district, Simen Ravlo.
– The population in Old Oslo is positive that we vaccinate, also during holidays, he adds.
A total of 615,566 people have been vaccinated with the first dose of the corona vaccine in Norway, FHI’s statistics show on Monday. 271,308 people have received a second dose.
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