Covid vaccine rolls out in Tampere, Turku, Kuopio and Oulu

Covid vaccine rolls out in Tampere, Turku, Kuopio and Oulu
A vaccinologist told Yle that if all goes to plan, Finland could reach herd immunity during the summer.
On Monday specialist physician Mervi Mendiluce was the first health care worker in the Pirkanmaa region to receive the first of two coronavirus vaccine doses in Tampere.
Image: Kalle Parkkinen / Lehtikuva
Finland's rollout of the coronavirus vaccine continued on Monday in the cities of Turku, Tampere, Kuopio and Oulu, where healthcare providers were first in line to be vaccinated.
Healthcare workers from the Helsinki University Hospital District (HUS) began receiving the vaccine on Sunday. Staff members who first received jabs care for Covid-19 patients in regular and ICU hospital wards, as well as those who may encounter people with coronavirus infections at urgent care units.

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