These will be offered a coronavirus vaccine: 

Risk groups

By risk groups we mean people with an increased risk of a severe COVID-19 disease course. These include:

• Residents in nursing homes

• Everyone who is 65 years or older

• People aged 12 years - 64 years with one or more defined diseases / conditions that increase the risk of a severe disease course and death from COVID-19. See the section below for specification of different diseases / conditions and age groups.

Other groups

• Healthcare personnel and other employees in the health and care service who have close contact with patients during treatment or care.

• Everyone over and including the age of 12 years.

Risk groups

People with the following disease/ conditions are defined as medical risk groups: 

• Organ transplant*
• Immunodeficiency*
• Hematologic (blood) cancer in the last 5 years*
• Other active cancer, ongoing or recently finished treatment for cancer (especially immunosuppressive therapy, radiation therapy to the lungs or chemotherapy)* 
• Neurological or muscular disease with impaired coughing strength or lung function (e.g., ALS and cerebral palsy)*
• Downs Syndrome*
• Chronic kidney disease or significantly impaired renal function
• Chronic liver disease or significantly impaired liver function 
• Immunosuppressive therapy, e.g. with autoimmune diseases
• Diabetes  
• Chronic lung disease, including severe asthma that has required the use of high-dose inhaled steroids or steroid tablets during the last year
• Obesity with body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 35 kg/m² or higher
• Dementia 
• Chronic cardiovascular disease (except high blood pressure)
• Stroke

Other serious and / or chronic diseases may also increase the risk of a severe disease course.

* These diseases/ conditions can give a high risk for a severe disease course and death among younger people. 

For more detailed information about diseases/conditions that can give an increased risk for a severe COVID-19 disease course see: 

• Further information about risk groups

Getting the vaccine

The solutions used for appointments vary between municipalities. In some places, drop-in vaccination is available without the need for an appointment. Check your municipality's website for information about the local arrangements.

Rationale for the recommendations to the different groups

• Coronavirus vaccine is recommended for adults and adolescents from 16 years of age. The recommendation is primarily related to the risk of a severe COVID-19 disease course in these groups. It is the oldest, and people with certain diseases and conditions who have the greatest risk of a severe disease course and death from COVID-19 disease. Although most young and healthy people recover well from COVID-19, some in this group may also become seriously ill.

• Adolescents 12-15 years:

  • All adolescents in this age group are offered one dose of coronavirus vaccine. This group rarely becomes seriously ill with COVID-19 disease. The direct medical benefit of the vaccine for the individual adolescent is less clear than for the older age groups who have a higher risk of serious illness. A few children and adolescents could still have a severe disease course. The offer of vaccination means that the individual has the opportunity to protect themselves through vaccination.

  • Children and adolescents with severe underlying diseases have a higher risk of severe COVID-19 disease course and coronavirus vaccine is recommended. They should have two doses.

• Vaccination in all these groups will, in addition to protecting those who are vaccinated, also help to reduce transmission in society.

• Risk groups and their relatives

Read more about recommendations for adolescents aged 12-15:

• Vaccination of children and adolescents

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

• Advice to pregnant and breastfeeding women about coronavirus vaccination

After recovery from COVID-19

• Vaccination after recovery from COVID-19