{"id":3489,"date":"2023-10-12T10:57:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T10:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/?p=3489"},"modified":"2023-11-30T09:37:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T09:37:59","slug":"bolusetning-gegn-influensu-og-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/bolusetning-gegn-influensu-og-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccination against influenza and covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vaccinations against influenza and covid-19 will begin in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Epidemiologist recommends that the following risk groups receive priority:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All persons aged 60 and over.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All children and adults suffering from chronic heart, lung, kidney and liver diseases, diabetes, malignant diseases and immunosuppressive diseases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Healthcare professionals who care for patients in the risk groups above.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pregnant women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaccination for priority groups is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaccination for those who do not belong to these groups will be announced later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaccination for covid-19 is independent of the type or number of previous doses, but you can read more about the arrangement on the website <a href=\"https:\/\/island.is\/s\/landlaeknir\/frett\/bolusetning-gegn-covid-19-veturinn-2023-2024\">epidemiologist<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and the surrounding area<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Influenza vaccinations start on October 30. and ends on November 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaccination for influenza and covid-19 vaccination simultaneously will take place on the following days at the Vestfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Health Institute in \u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday, October 30 at 10:00\u201311:00 and 13:00\u201314:00.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday, November 1 at 10:00\u201311:00 and 13:00\u201314:00.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday, November 3 at 10:00\u201311:00 and 13:00\u201314:00.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Influenza vaccination only takes place at the Vestfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Health Center in \u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, October 31 at 10:00\u201311:30 and 13:00\u201314:00.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, November 2 at 10:00\u201311:30 and 13:00\u201314:00.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It is necessary to make an appointment for vaccination by calling 450-4500<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be possible to request vaccinations at health clinics, but reservations must be made in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patreksfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and the surrounding area<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaccinations have started<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Appointments every weekday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>from: 8:00 \u2013 15:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>by phone: 450-2000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You will be able to choose to receive <strong>either or both vaccines at the same visit<\/strong>, it is important to note that <\/em><strong><em>appointment<\/em><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaccinations against influenza and covid-19 will begin in the coming weeks. Epidemiologist recommends that the following risk groups receive priority: Vaccination for priority groups is free. Vaccination for those who do not belong to these <a href=\"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/bolusetning-gegn-influensu-og-covid-19\/\">More \u203a<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,15,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adalfrett","category-covid","category-efni"],"modified_by":"HEP","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3489\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}