COVID-19 vaccine
- Published: March 8, 2021
- Last updated: April 4, 2025
The Swedish Medical Products Agency is responsible for investigating, approving and monitoring vaccines against COVID-19. At present, coronavirus vaccines have been approved by seven different pharmaceutical companies in Sweden and the EU.
Approved vaccines
False statements
Misconceptions and pure disinformation about coronavaccines circle on the internet. This may cause concern for a great deal of people. The Swedish Medical Products Agency explains and clears some of them here.
Getting vaccinated against COVID-19
It is the region where you live that is responsible for planning and performing vaccination against COVID-19. You can find up-to-date information about vaccinations in your region on 1177 Vårdguiden, the regions' common website for patients.
The Public Health Agency of Sweden gives national recommendations on who should be offered vaccination and how it should be performed. Follow the recommendations issued by the Public Health Agency of Sweden to protect yourself and others from the disease.
How vaccines are approved
All medicines in the world are developed and tested according to the same principles: firstly in a laboratory environment through tests on cultivation in vessels, stability tests and testing on animals, for example. Then in clinical trials in different phases on humans, according to an established protocol. All medicines are tested on the patient group on which they are intended to be used.