– The administrative and clinic staff expressed their hope that if there is enough research data, we will start the fourth vaccinations of social and health workers, because we have had a very large number of coronavirus patients, he said. explained for YLE.
Mia KontioA senior expert at THL, told public radio that expanding the national recommendation is not necessary because Finland has a large proportion of those who have received the fourth vaccine dose.
“Last week, we gave the fourth largest doses of vaccines from EU countries,” he said.
Eeva from SwedenThe assistant chief physician of the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) said last night at YLE’s A-studio that the Lapland Hospital District has taken a step in the right direction.
“Naturally, I hope for a national decision so that we are all on the same page regarding the matter. I fully understand the step forward taken in Lapland, and I hope that we will all follow suit”, he said.
The Swede pointed out that the fact that the fourth dose is not recommended for social and healthcare personnel makes Finland an exception in the EU. On 12 October, the European Commission recommended giving a fourth dose to social and health care staff.
“We are in our own camp in Finland,” he said. “I believe there is a medical case for giving a vaccine. We now have a completely new vaccine tailored against the omicron variant. It can prevent people from both contracting and spreading the virus.”
The national recommendation is not binding, reminded both Otto HelveTHL’s health and safety manager and Taneli PuumalainenDirector of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.
“Municipalities and hospital districts are responsible for organizing and implementing coronavirus vaccinations. They have the opportunity to make decisions that differ from THL’s decisions, Puumalainen stated for YLE.
Helve also estimates that there is no need to start the fourth dose for people under 60 without underlying diseases.
“Our population is fairly well protected from serious forms of the disease. Of course, we constantly monitor the situation and change the recommendation if necessary,” he said comment.
Aleksi Teivainen โ HT