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  • Janssen Open House Tomorrow: Get ‘Em While They’re Hot

    Janssen Open House Tomorrow: Get ‘Em While They’re Hot

    The Capital Area Health Service is holding an open house for the Janssen vaccine (Johnson and Johnson for all you Americans out there) tomorrow, July 7th. The vaccinations will be given from 10:00 to 13:00 in Laugardalshöll. As this is an open…

  • 2949 Senior Citizens To Be Vaccinated

    2949 Senior Citizens To Be Vaccinated

    RÚV reported yesterday that 2949 senior citizens will be offered the chance to be vaccinated against coronavirus. Vaccinations began earlier this week, after the first shipment of vaccination doses arrived in the country on Monday. All residents living in nursing and care…

  • Government Decides Coronavirus Vaccine Priority

    Government Decides Coronavirus Vaccine Priority

    The government has decided that frontline health health workers, those in care, and the elderly will be given priority when it comes to who will receive the coronavirus vaccine first. This decision has come from the Chief Epidemiologist, who is responsibly for…

  • Fewer Coronavirus Vaccines Arriving In Iceland Than Expected

    Fewer Coronavirus Vaccines Arriving In Iceland Than Expected

    Vísir reports that fewer coronavirus vaccines are arriving in Iceland than was previously expected. Þórólfur Guðnason, the Chief Epidemiologist, stated this in a civil defence information meeting today, where he discussed the arrangements for the distribution of the vaccine throughout the country.…

  • 92% Of Icelanders Want Coronavirus Vaccination

    92% Of Icelanders Want Coronavirus Vaccination

    According to a recent survey by Maskína, 92% of Icelanders plan on taking the coronavirus vaccination when it is offered to them. The answers were split into four categories: ‘Yes, definitely,’ ‘Yes, probably’, ‘No, probably not’ and ‘No, definitely not’. 61% answered…

  • Possibility Of Vaccinations In Iceland Early Next Year

    Possibility Of Vaccinations In Iceland Early Next Year

    The Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir has said that the government will have everything ready for the coronavirus vaccination at the beginning of next year, provided that the vaccine proves safe and an agreement is reached on the purchase of it, according…