The appointment booking for coronavirus vaccinations is now open for all persons over the age of 65 and for 18–64-year-old persons who belong to risk group 2
Many appointments for coronavirus vaccinations are still available and more vaccines are arriving to Soite’s area. Therefore, we are expanding the target group for vaccinations. Coronavirus vaccinations are now offered to:
- all 18-64-year-old persons who belong to risk group 2
- all persons over the age of 65
- appointments are also given to the earlier target groups, i.e. persons over the age of 70 and for 18-69-year-old persons who belong to risk group 1
The appointment booking has already been opened in the electronic Omahoito service! Booking by phone opens Tuesday 13.4.2021 at 12 p.m. More vaccination appointments are opened on Tuesday at 12 p.m. even in the electronic appointment booking. Vaccination appointments are added to the electronic appointment booking even at other times if appointments are cancelled or if the number of vaccines suddenly increases. The days that still have appointments available are marked with green colour in the web calendar.
Appointment booking for a coronavirus vaccinations in Soite:
- The electronic booking is open in the Omahoito service: https://soite.terveytesi.fi. More appointments are opened on Tuesday at 12 p.m. Log on to the Omahoito service with your online bank user identifiers (or some other means of strong identification) in order to book an appointment for yourself. You can book an appointment for another person if you have made an agreement regarding this. Read more: https://www.soite.fi/toisen_puolesta_asiointi (in Finnish)
PLEASE NOTE: If you are over 65 years old and have had a sinus thrombosis or a low platelet count, thrombocytopenia in connection with heparin treatment (HIT), please book your appointment by phone.
- Telephone booking on 06 828 7488 opens Tuesday 13th of April at 12 p.m. for all target groups that have a right to a vaccination. The telephone line is open as long as appointments are available. The line will be cut when the number of available appointments runs out. At other times, those who call will hear a message on the phone.
Please be prepared to prove that you belong to a risk group when you arrive at the vaccination site (e.g. by showing their Kela card or a copy of their epicrisis or prescription).
Vaccines
In Soite’s area, persons who belong to risk group 2 and are 18–64 years old will be vaccinated with mRNA vaccines (Pfizer-BioNtech’s Comirnaty or Moderna). Persons over the age of 65 are vaccinated with Astra Zeneca’s vaccine in accordance with instructions from The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL.
Please note! Exceptions are persons over the age of 65 who have had a sinus thrombosis or who have had a low platelet count in connection with treatment with heparin (thrombocytopenia, HIT): these persons are vaccinated with mRNA vaccines (Pfizer-BioNtech’s Comirnaty or Moderna). If you have had such an illness, please book your appointment by phone.
Vaccinations in occupational health services
The occupational health services in the area begin to vaccinate the same target groups week 15. The occupational health services in the area will inform about their appointment bookings in their own channels.
More information about risk group
Underlying conditions in risk group 1 (more specific descriptions on the website of The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL)
- Organ transplant or stem cell transplant
- People undergoing active cancer treatment
- Severe disorders of the immune system
- Severe chronic renal disease
- Severe chronic pulmonary disease
- Type 2 diabetes with medication
- Down syndrome
Underlying conditions in risk group 2 (more specific descriptions on the website of The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL)
- Asthma requiring continuous medication
- Severe heart disease e.g. heart failure (but not hypertension alone)
- Neurological illness or condition that affects breathing
- Immunosuppressive drug therapy for autoimmune disease
- Severe chronic liver disease
- Type 1 diabetes or adrenal insufficiency
- Sleep apnoea
- Psychosis
- Morbid obesity (body mass index more than 40)