The fourth vaccine injections will be offered to more people from the fall
FINNISH INSTITUTE The goal of the Health and Welfare (THL) is to lower the age limit for eligibility for a fourth coronavirus vaccine in the fall.
YLE on Thursday reported that the institute will collect data during the summer on the effectiveness of the fourth vaccine and expectations for new vaccines in order to present its updated recommendation in late August or early September.
Hanna NohyThe chief physician of THL confirmed that the age limit is to be lowered in order to prepare for a stronger peak in coronavirus infections and morbidity.
Both morbidity and mortality are currently declining.
“Age is the biggest risk for serious coronavirus infection. The risk increases significantly at around 50-60. Where [the recommendation] survives, remains to be seen. We are working hard on this based on new information, “he told the broadcaster.
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) generally recommends that vaccinations be given before waves of infection and that the fourth dose be given to anyone over 60 years of age. In addition to the recommendation, THL will take into account the required vaccination interval and duration. protection afforded by the vaccine.
Experts have estimated that the fourth injection provides fairly limited protection against omicron infection and mild forms of the disease.
The THL changed its recommendation in June so that the fourth dose should also be offered to those aged 70 to 79 who suffer from chronic conditions that expose them to severe forms of Covid-19.
President Sauli Niinistö on Thursday told me Ilta-Sanomat is concerned about the occurrence of coronavirus infections and deaths related to coronavirus in Finland. According to THL statistics, the virus was associated with nearly 4,800 deaths in the spring.
“The number of deaths here seems to be huge at the moment, and there is a prevailing silence about it. When the situation in Finland was good for two years, it is now very bad in this respect. Death is a serious matter, he commented on the daily.
Niinistö hoped the fourth round of vaccination would be extended to younger age groups and said he knew many younger people who would be happy to take the fourth vaccine.
“I have a hard time understanding why [the vaccines] will be arrested, “he said.
Minister of Family and Social Affairs Aki Lindén (SDP) announced on Twitter that he agreed with the president. According to him, the Finnish public took the position that the pandemic was “over” too quickly.
Aleksi Teivainen – HT