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In conclusion, closure or not of schools has had little if any impact on the number of laboratory confirmed cases in school aged children in Finland and Sweden. The negative effects of closing schools must be weighed against the positive effects, if any, it might have on the mitigation of the covid-19 pandemic.

Swedish recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination focus on preventing severe illness and death. These national guidelines are regularly updated and adjusted in response to changes in the epidemiological situation and the risks associated with COVID-19. The following recommendations are valid starting…

Together with the public health authorities in the Nordic countries including Åland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, the authority has gathered knowledge and experience from working with the pandemic. The report will be an important basis for continued updates of pandemic plans and for increased

This report presents an analysis of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) after a fourth dose in relation to SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe outcomes due to the omicron variant among persons aged 65 years and older in Sweden.

To healthcare to inform those who are vaccinated.

Being outdoors can provide many health benefits for both physical and mental health. Access to outdoor areas and the opportunity to practice outdoor activities therefore play an important role in public health.

This is a variable list of the variables contained in the National Vaccination Register (NVR). NVR is a register of reported vaccinations administered within the scope of the national vaccination programme for children, vaccination programme against pneumococcal infections for risk groups and the COVID-19…

The programme builds on cooperation between clinical microbiological laboratories and the Public Health Agency of Sweden, and complements the epidemiological surveillance conducted through SmiNet and other non-microbial surveillance systems.

Recommendations for vaccination aim towards protecting children and adults with an increased risk of becoming infected or of becoming severely ill following an infection. The regions can choose whether or not to implement the recommendations, and if the individual has to pay for the vaccination or