Director of THL’s Health Security Department, Mika Salminen, received its first dose of Covid-19 on Monday.
The 56-year-old resident of Espoo said he was surprised that it was his turn to get a chin, the first of two doses of Pfizer-Biontech vaccine.
"I thought it might take a couple more weeks [before it was my turn], but they started vaccinating people over 55, which was a great surprise," he said, adding that he was pleased with Finland’s progress on vaccinations.
Salmis has become a familiar face in Finland, as the epidemic elevated the regular way of life more than a year ago, often appearing at press conferences and other public situations.
However, he is not the only 50-year-old resident of the metropolitan area to have been imprisoned – nor the last.
According to the medical director of Helsinki Timo Lukkarinen, 30-50-year-olds are expected to receive their first vaccinations from May to June. Under 30s it is possible to get jabs right after midsummer.
Meanwhile, about 90 percent of Espoo residents over the age of 70 and nearly 70 percent of the city’s 65-69-year-olds have gained their first weight, according to local data.
Last week, the city of Vantaa announced that it would open a vaccination queue for people aged 50โ54.
On Monday, approximately 27.5 percent of the Finnish population had received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine. At the current pace of vaccinations, Finland will reach the so-called 70% immunity threshold for cattle in mid-July.
Source: The Nordic Page