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UPDATED: How to book your Covid booster dose in each Swedish region

Here is the latest information on how to book your Covid-19 booster vaccine in each of Sweden's 21 regions.

a nurse prepares a covid-19 vaccine
Who can get their booster shot in Sweden right now? Here's the full list. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT

To find out exactly what applies to you, we also recommend checking on the website of your region on 1177.se (find links below).

Please note that people in many regions experienced difficulties booking their first vaccines via phone lines and via 1177.se or apps, so it is possible that you may come across difficulties booking your booster.

You cannot book a vaccine appointment by calling 1177. High demand might mean phone lines are busy with long waiting times, or that online booking options crash. If that happens to you, the best advice is to keep trying, especially in the morning when new times are often released – several readers have reported successfully booking their appointment after multiple tries.

Blekinge

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How do I book?

Go to this link, click “Till bokningssidan” and then click “Ja, det har gått rätt intervall sedan jag fick dos 2”. Choose a slot at a doctor’s office, the same one where you are registered if possible.

You should not need BankID in order to book, but you do need a personnummer to book online. If you do not have a personnummer, or if you have difficulties, you should ring your doctor’s office directly to book a time. 

Dalarna

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

You can book by logging in at 1177.se and booking a time for vaccination at your doctor’s office. You should not need BankID. If you need help, contact the region on 010-249 92 88. The region doesn’t give specific instructions for people without a personnummer, so if you have difficulties booking, use that phone number.

You can see a list of current available vaccination times here.

Gotland

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

If you’re eligible you can book your vaccination by calling 0498-26 98 00 (weekdays at 06.30am-3.30pm) or using the Swedish healthcare app Alltid Öppet (Always Open). If you don’t have a personnummer, use that phone number. You can also use the region’s drop-in centres.

Gävleborg

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

Book your time under “Tidbokning för vaccination” on the booking page on 1177.se. If you don’t have BankID or another digital ID, or don’t have a personnummer, you need to ring 026-15 03 00. You can also see a list of drop-in times under “Drop-in vaccination” on the page linked here.

Halland

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

The booking system will be available to you two months after you received dose two. When you log in, you will see available times from three months after you received your second dose.

You can book a time via Region Halland’s booking service. Log in with your digital ID.

If you can’t book that way, for example if you do not have a digital ID, you can call 010-476 19 35 (weekdays 8-5pm and Saturdays 9-3pm) or call your doctor’s office directly.

Drop in vaccinations are available at the locations listed here.

Jämtland

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

You can book via 1177.se (not by calling the 1177 phone line) or by calling 063-14 22 50. You can choose the health centre you want to go to, and book a time there. If you do not have a personnummer, use the phone number instead of the online option.

Jönköping

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

Everyone over 18 can book via 1177.se or the region’s health site, or directly via the doctor’s offices offering vaccinations, which you can find here. You do not need a digital ID to do this, but if you can’t book online you should ring the doctor’s office directly.

Drop-in vaccinations are available here.

Kalmar

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

You book your appointment via 1177.se or by calling your local doctor’s office directly. You do not need digital ID to book online, but you do need a Swedish personnummer. You can call 0480-844 44 for help booking a time. Find English-language instructions here. If you have questions you can email [email protected].

If you do not have a personnummer, the region advises calling your doctor’s office directly by phone.

Kronoberg

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

You can find details of doctor’s offices and centres offering vaccinations, and their contact information, from 1177.se. If you do not have a personnummer, or if you do not speak Swedish, you can call 0470-58 60 00 for help booking your appointment.

Norrbotten

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

To book, either log in via 1177.se and book a time at a doctor’s office or vaccination centre, or if you don’t have digital ID or for another reason can’t do this, call 010-452 63 03 on weekdays between 9-4pm. 

Skåne

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

You can find health centres with available times on Region Skåne’s website

You can also book to be vaccinated at a hospital.

If you don’t have a personnummer or e-identification, you should call or visit a health centre to make an appointment for vaccination.

Stockholm

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

You should receive a text message stating when you can book your booster vaccination.

You can book a slot by using the app Alltid Öppet, or by calling the phone booking system (English: 08-428 429 20, open weekdays from 8am-7pm). 

Find information about other language services here. You need a Swedish personnummer to use this option. 

Drop-in services at health centres are available here.

If you do not have a Swedish personnummer, you can visit a drop-in vaccination bus to get your booster shot.

Sörmland

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

You can book by logging into 1177.se, which requires a digital ID, and choosing a health care centre here. It is also possible to book by calling 016-10 40 44 on weekdays between 8-4:30pm if you cannot book online, for example if you do not have a personnummer. You can find more information here

Drop-in services are also available.

Uppsala

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

You can book online via 1177.se, Länsvaccinationer or Vaccina.

If you have questions, you can also call 018-617 45 40 on weekdays between 8-4pm. If you do not have a personnummer, you can call 018-617 35 00 to get help booking your slot.

Värmland

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

You can book online by logging in to 1177.se, which requires a digital ID.

Drop-in vaccinations are available here.

If you don’t have a BankID, a personnummer or need help booking for another reason (for example if you have had a severe allergic reaction before and need a medical assessment), you can call the booking phone line on weekdays at 010-831 80 70 between 8-4pm.

Västerbotten

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

You can book by logging into 1177.se, which requires BankID, attending a drop-in vaccination, or by contacting a doctor’s office directly. It does not need to be the doctor’s office you are registered at. See here for available vaccination appointments.

If you do not have a Swedish personnummer, you are advised to attend a drop-in service (under “Umeå – Central drop in vaccination Umeå”).

Västernorrland

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

In Västernorrland you can book a slot online or directly with the doctor’s office. BankID is not required, but you do need a personnummer to book online, and you can book a slot at any doctor’s office in the region; contact details are available from 1177. You can also use the app, MittVaccin.

Be aware that vaccination services in Västernorrland are closed from December 27th-January 7th.

If you cannot book online, for example if you do not have a personnummer, you can call 0611-804 00 for assistance, which is open on weekdays from 8-4pm.

Västmanland

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

You can either book a slot by logging on to 1177.se and booking at a health centre, which requires a digital ID, or by calling 021-481 87 00 on weekdays between 9-5pm, which is the option you should use if you do not have a personnummer. You can also view the centres offering vaccines and see when slots are available here.

Västra Götaland

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

From week eight (week commencing February 21st), Västra Götaland will offer a second booster dose (fourth overall dose) to over-80s, care home residents and recipients of at-home care, with a four month interval between the first and second booster (doses three and four, overall).

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

The region advises people to book via the region’s website. If you are unable to book a time online – if you do not have digital ID, for example – then you can call vaccination centres directly. A list of vaccination centres is available here.

On January 22nd, roughly 140 different vaccination centres in Västra Götaland are providing drop-in vaccination services between 10am-2pm. See a list of providers offering this service here.

Drop-in vaccinations on other dates are available here.

Örebro

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

You can use the region’s digital booking system which does not require a digital ID but you do need a personnummer

People who cannot use the digital booking system, for example those without a personnummer, can call 019-602 80 00 on weekdays between 7.30-3.45pm.

Östergötland

Who can get the booster vaccination?

Anyone over 18 who had their second dose of the vaccine at least three months ago can book an appointment for vaccination.

This was correct to the best of our knowledge on February 14th.

How to book:

You can book an appointment or attend a drop-in. If you are not registered as living in Östergötland you may want to contact the region directly.

If you need help booking an appointment, you can call 010-105 90 00. If you have general questions about the Covid-19 vaccine, you can call 010-105 99 77.

If you do not have a personnummer, you can call your nearest doctor’s office, or call the central booking office on 010-105 90 00. You may also be able to attend a drop-in service at a doctor’s office or vaccination centre. You must be able to provide some sort of proof showing when you received your first two doses of the vaccine.

Do you have a question about Covid-19 vaccination in Sweden that isn’t answered here, or do you want to share your experience of booking a time? You can contact our editorial team at [email protected] using the subject line ‘Covid-19 vaccine’.

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Anders Tegnell: Sweden’s Covid strategy ‘a misunderstanding’

After emerging as the figurehead of Sweden's controversial, less strict Covid-19 strategy, former state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell reflects on his country's path in a new book published on November 3rd.

Anders Tegnell: Sweden's Covid strategy 'a misunderstanding'

“We were not any kind of libertarian paradise,” Tegnell told AFP during an in interview at his publisher’s office in Stockholm.

“We were just a society trying to find good ways to handle it in the most effective way for us,” he continued.

As countries around the world started extensive lockdowns in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus, Sweden stood out as it opted for more non-coercive measures.

Among some of its stricter measures it did ban visits to elderly care homes and limit the number of people attending public gatherings.

But it never imposed confinement, closed schools or required people to wear masks, basing its strategy on recommendations and individual responsibility.

The approach gave rise to a heated debate abroad, and was at times held up as a cautionary tale, or on the contrary, hailed by opponents of lockdowns.

“Obviously, many perceived Swedish volunteerism as a passive approach,” Tegnell writes in his book, calling it a “misunderstanding,” while conceding communication from his agency could have been better at times.

Nursing homes

Titled “Tankar efter en pandemi” (Thoughts after a pandemic), the book reflects the phlegmatic character of the public official, with each stage of the national strategy methodically dissected and explained.

“I also thought that people actually could handle this themselves,” he notes in his book and adds that he believes his faith was justified.

“We did not force anyone but saw a huge compliance with our recommendations,” Tegnell writes.

Having become the figurehead of Sweden’s strategy in spite of himself, Tegnell recounts his astonishment at the anger and even death threats directed against him.

But he insists that a majority of Swedes supported the country’s Public Health Agency: “It was the first time that our agency had received so many flowers!”

During the first wave of the pandemic, Sweden was one of the countries hit hard, especially as the disease ravaged retirement homes, claiming the lives of 2,780 people between March 1st and September 30th, 2020, according to official statistics.

In his book, Tegnell calls it a “catastrophic situation.”

“We really need to improve the quality of care in our elderly homes, the preparedness for these kinds of issues,” Tegnell told AFP.

In total, Sweden has recorded some 19,500 deaths associated with Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic.

Due to differences in accounting practices, international comparisons are difficult, but according to the “Our World in Data” website, Sweden is doing better than its European peers with 2,365 deaths per million inhabitants compared to 2,767 per million average for the European Union by late October.

At the start of the pandemic, the epidemiologist thought it would be easier to care for the elderly in Sweden than elsewhere in Europe, because they were all gathered together in one place, but in his book he admits he “was completely wrong,” as the homes lacked both the resources and skills needed.

Are we prepared?

Sweden also distinguished itself by never pushing for the widespread use of face masks, and they were only recommended on public transport during the second wave of the pandemic.

“Many countries in Asia have been using masks in public places for decades to limit the spread of the virus during the flu season. Had they been doing it wrong all these years?,” Tegnell ponders.

“It wasn’t my role to judge,” he continues.

“But in all the research, I couldn’t find any evidence that it made a difference for the better.” The scientist also urges authorities and organisations to take stock of the pandemic to learn for the future: “What happened and what did we do?”

The answers and conclusions drawn will be invaluable, as the epidemiologist considers a future pandemic to be inevitable, and likely “within the next few decades”.

“In many parts of the world the population is growing, which means that we start living in areas where we haven’t been before and in those areas there are very likely going to be new kinds of viruses that we haven’t seen before,” Tegnell said during the interview.

Whether we are prepared for the next one is “always difficult to know.”

“I think that we are slightly better prepared than we were for this one. But I think there is also lots more work to be done,” he concluded.

By AFP’s Nioucha Zakavati

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