| Date | 27 December 2020 – present |
|---|---|
| Location | Nationwide |
| Cause | COVID-19 pandemic |
| Target | Full immunization of people in Iceland against COVID-19 |
| Participants | See below |
| Outcome | 89.1% of the total population have received at least one dose 83.2% of the total population have been fully vaccinated 65.6% of the total population have had a booster shot |
COVID-19 vaccination in Iceland is an effort to immunize the adult population of Iceland due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of July 2021, more than 260,000 individuals had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine,[1] which was over 78% of the country's population.[2] On November 21, 2021, 90% of the target population had been fully vaccinated, while around 1 in 5 people had received a booster on top of that;[3] by December 9, 2021, the share of the population having received a booster shot exceeded 50%.[4] On December 13, 2021, the country began offering Pfizer vaccinations to children aged 5–11.[5]
The vaccines approved for use in Iceland are Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Janssen. Iceland has also signed a contract with CureVac.[6]
- ^ "Statistical information vaccine". www.covid.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "What's the status of COVID-19 vaccination in Iceland?". Iceland Review. 2021-05-25. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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