Iceland is not planning on vaccinating its entire population against the coronavirus this year, but claims that the jabs have been outlawed in the country are false. The Icelandic Directorate of Health said it is still providing Covid-19 vaccines and recommending the shots to certain high-risk groups, a move aligned with World Health Organization guidelines.
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For most coronavirus patients in the Nordics, the illness has just meant extra time at home. But just why hasn t the region been so severely affected yet, and should we expect that to change? Photo: E
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Holed up in his parents home since testing positive, Viktor Andersson has been killing time watching movies. For him, like almost all of those infected in the Nordic countries, the new coronavirus has yet to lead to anything more than a tedious quarantine.
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Holed up in his parents' home since testing positive, Viktor Andersson has been killing time watching movies. For him, like almost all of those infected in the Nordic countries, the new coronavirus has yet to lead to anything more than a tedious quarantine.