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Iceland Returning Vaccines To Norway
The Ministry of Health recently told the RÚV news agency that Iceland has to send 16,000 doses of AstraZeneca back to Norway by the end of June. Sending vaccines back to Norway Norway has not used AstraZeneca since March after the nation…
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Woman Died After Vaccination – Family Demands Investigation
In March, a 72-year-old woman died a day after receiving her first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Now, the relatives of the deceased demand an investigation in order to find out whether the vaccination and her death correlate. According to the World…
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Biggest Vaccination Day Today: 9000 Expected To Receive A Dose
It is expected that 9,000 people will be vaccinated against the coronavirus today at Laugardalshöll, RÚV reports. This is the biggest vaccination day since vaccinations started in Iceland. Twenty people have been busy with preparing the doses this morning and at 9…
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Fear That A New Group Infection Has Arisen
In a conversation with Morgunblaðið, Elliði Vignisson, mayor of Ölfus, has shown concern about a possible group infection in Þorlákshöfn that occurred over the weekend. On Friday, seventeen coronavirus infections were diagnosed and all but one were quarantined at diagnosis. On Saturday, thirteen…
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Iceland To Distribute Janssen Vaccine Next Week – No Limit As To Who Can Receive It
Kamilla Sigríður Jósefsdóttir, project manager of the Infectious Disease Control department of the Directorate of Health, announced at a civil defence meeting today that the Janssen vaccine will be distributed throughout the country next week. It was announced that there would be…
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Iceland Collaborating With Nordic Countries In Investigating Side Effects Of AstraZeneca
Alma Möller, the Medical Director of Health, has announced that Iceland will collaborate with other Nordic countries to investigate whether there are dangerous side effects with the AstraZeneca virus, Fréttablaðið reports. This was announced at a civil defence meeting this morning. It…
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Iceland Remains Cautious As Europe Restarts AstraZeneca Vaccinations
Icelandic health authorities have not yet announced whether they will resume use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, despite several other European countries deciding to do so. Just over a week ago Iceland suspended use of the vaccine, following three incidents in Norway…
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Iceland Receives An Additional 8,000 Vaccines From Pfizer
Iceland will receive 8,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine in the second quarter of the year. Government officials expect to receive 166,000 total doses during this time. The Ministry of Health however has stated that “there is no confirmed delivery schedule,” when…
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Iceland Temporarily Stops Vaccinations With The AstraZeneca Vaccine
It has been decided to temporarily stop all vaccinations with the AstraZeneca vaccine due to reports of possible serious side effects, Vísir reports. This was stated by the chief epidemiologist, Þórólfur Guðnason, who made the announcement at a civil defence meeting this…
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More Vaccines Arriving Into Iceland: 190,000 Expected To Receive The Vaccine By June
Iceland will receive more vaccines than previously expected, meaning that 190,000 people will be vaccinated by the summer, RUV reports. This prediction was made only taking into account the vaccines from Pfizer, Morderna and AstraZeneca. Vaccines from other companies such as Janssen…
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Insufficient Supply of New Coronavirus Vaccine
A new source of Covid-19 vaccine will become available to Icelanders next month, but amounts initially delivered will not be as originally expected. The Icelandic Ministry of Health has announced that in February it will take delivery of 13,800 doses of the…