https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) is considering vaccinating final-year 'russ' students in areas of high infection to try to help control the spread of Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.no/20210422/could-final-year-high-school-students-in-norway-be-given-earlier-covid-19-vaccines Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:40:54 +0200 could-final-year-high-school-students-in-norway-be-given-earlier-covid-19-vaccines As more and more people are getting coronavirus vaccines, many are wondering how vaccines will reopen travel across the globe, but can you travel to Norway if you’ve had an injection? Here's what you need to know.  https://www.thelocal.no/20210525/can-i-enter-norway-if-ive-been-vaccinated Tue, 25 May 2021 14:52:37 +0200 can-i-enter-norway-if-ive-been-vaccinated Social distancing at home and other measures in Norway may be lifted for people who have received their first Coronavirus vaccine, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20210430/norway-considers-lifting-measures-for-people-who-have-had-their-first-covid-vaccine Fri, 30 Apr 2021 23:08:04 +0200 norway-considers-lifting-measures-for-people-who-have-had-their-first-covid-vaccine Americans who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to visit the EU this summer, president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has vowed. https://www.thelocal.no/20210426/vaccinated-americans-will-be-able-to-travel-to-europe-this-summer-says-eu-chief Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:17:55 +0200 vaccinated-americans-will-be-able-to-travel-to-europe-this-summer-says-eu-chief Norway is set to receive receive an extra 1,185,000 shots of the Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 as part of an EU agreement which secured 100 million additional doses, meaning the country's vaccine strategy will need to be tweaked. https://www.thelocal.no/20210419/norway-to-revise-covid-19-vaccine-plan-with-1-2-million-extra-pfizer-doses-to-be-delivered Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:56:33 +0200 norway-to-revise-covid-19-vaccine-plan-with-1-2-million-extra-pfizer-doses-to-be-delivered Norway's health authority has recommended AstraZeneca be withdrawn from its Covid-19 vaccination program, but the country's government has delayed a final decision until May.   https://www.thelocal.no/20210415/norway-delays-final-decision-on-withdrawal-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-2 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:32:48 +0200 norway-delays-final-decision-on-withdrawal-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-2 There are big differences in the strategies and organisation used by countries around Europe to vaccinate their populations against Covid-19. Here's a run down that allows you to compare the vaccination policies in place in several European countries. https://www.thelocal.no/20210415/compared-how-countries-around-europe-are-organising-their-covid-vaccine-rollouts Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:03:25 +0200 compared-how-countries-around-europe-are-organising-their-covid-vaccine-rollouts Norway has ordered over a million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as part of its overarching target of offering everyone over the age of 18 a vaccine by July. https://www.thelocal.no/20210414/what-does-johnson-johnsons-delayed-vaccine-rollout-mean-for-norway Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:02:34 +0200 what-does-johnson-johnsons-delayed-vaccine-rollout-mean-for-norway Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson is to delay the rollout of its Covid-19 vaccine in Europe due to concerns over rare potential side effects detected in the United States. https://www.thelocal.no/20210413/european-countries-face-slower-vaccination-as-johnson-johnson-delays-rollout Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:43:24 +0200 european-countries-face-slower-vaccination-as-johnson-johnson-delays-rollout The European Medicines Agency has come to the conclusion that the unusual blood clots suffered by numerous people around Europe should be considered as rare side effects of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, but that overall the benefits of the jab outweigh the risk. https://www.thelocal.no/20210407/europes-medicines-regulator-finds-possible-link-between-astrazeneca-jab-and-blood-clots Wed, 07 Apr 2021 18:24:27 +0200 europes-medicines-regulator-finds-possible-link-between-astrazeneca-jab-and-blood-clots The EU's population of 450 million could achieve Covid-19 herd immunity by mid-July, the EU's vaccine chief Thierry Breton told French newspaper Le Parisien. https://www.thelocal.no/20210405/eu-could-achieve-covid-19-immunity-by-mid-july-says-vaccine-chief Mon, 05 Apr 2021 13:38:48 +0200 eu-could-achieve-covid-19-immunity-by-mid-july-says-vaccine-chief The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) said that it may be "relevant" to vaccinate children as several vaccine manufacturers are currently testing their vaccines on youngsters. https://www.thelocal.no/20210402/we-must-think-ahead-norway-mulls-plan-to-vaccinate-children Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:19:20 +0200 we-must-think-ahead-norway-mulls-plan-to-vaccinate-children The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has updated its roadmap for the country’s vaccination programme. The authority expects all adults over the age of 18 to have received their first dose by mid-July. https://www.thelocal.no/20210331/norway-presents-revised-covid-19-vaccination-plan Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:51:37 +0200 norway-presents-revised-covid-19-vaccination-plan The head of the European Commission vaccines task force, Thierry Breton, unveiled the first European "health passport" on Sunday, claiming he hopes Europe will have a summer season "comparable to last year". https://www.thelocal.no/20210328/eu-vaccine-chief-hopes-for-tourism-boost-as-he-unveils-covid-19-passport Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:35:17 +0200 eu-vaccine-chief-hopes-for-tourism-boost-as-he-unveils-covid-19-passport Norway on Friday extended a suspension of the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine until April 15th, with health officials saying they needed more time to investigate a potential link to severe blood clotting. https://www.thelocal.no/20210326/breaking-norway-extends-pause-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-until-april-15th Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:53:09 +0100 breaking-norway-extends-pause-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-until-april-15th The European Union tightened its vaccine export control mechanism on Wednesday to prevent what it sees as an unfair one-way flow of vaccines out of the bloc. https://www.thelocal.no/20210324/eu-toughens-rules-for-vaccine-exports-to-avoid-shortfalls Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:06:26 +0100 eu-toughens-rules-for-vaccine-exports-to-avoid-shortfalls The Norwegian government secured an option for 1.9 million vaccine doses through the equitable access Covax scheme. When the opportunity came to purchase the first 677,000 doses the government declined. https://www.thelocal.no/20210323/why-norway-turned-down-the-chance-to-order-nearly-700000-covid-19-vaccines Tue, 23 Mar 2021 11:29:50 +0100 why-norway-turned-down-the-chance-to-order-nearly-700000-covid-19-vaccines Geir Bukholm, director of infection prevention and control at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), said in an interview that the authority believes that it is unlikely people will develop suspected rare side effects if two weeks have passed since taking the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.no/20210322/norwegian-health-authority-says-blood-clots-unlikely-over-two-weeks-after-astrazeneca-vaccination Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:50:32 +0100 norwegian-health-authority-says-blood-clots-unlikely-over-two-weeks-after-astrazeneca-vaccination Norwegian health authorities have received reports that two more people have died after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. https://www.thelocal.no/20210322/two-more-die-in-norway-after-receiving-astrazeneca-vaccine Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:17:24 +0100 two-more-die-in-norway-after-receiving-astrazeneca-vaccine It is the best of decisions and the worst of decisions. Everyone can claim to be right. Everyone is partly wrong, writes John Lichfield on the pausing of the AstraZeneca vaccination campaign across Europe. https://www.thelocal.no/20210319/opinion-european-governments-were-cautious-on-astrazeneca-vaccines-but-they-were-neither-stupid-nor-political Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:09:29 +0100 opinion-european-governments-were-cautious-on-astrazeneca-vaccines-but-they-were-neither-stupid-nor-political