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Norway May Refine Vaccine Strategy After Elderly Deaths, PM Says

A nurse prepares a syringe with vaccine against Covid-19 in Drammen, Norway, on Jan. 21,.

A nurse prepares a syringe with vaccine against Covid-19 in Drammen, Norway, on Jan. 21,.

Photographer: Ole Berg-Rusten/AFP/Getty Images

The Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, says her country may fine-tune the vaccination of its oldest, sickest citizens as it tries to make sense of a recent spate of deaths.

Having weathered the pandemic better than most, Norway suddenly made international headlines this month after revealing that more than 30 people -- all over 70 and all already sick -- died not long after being vaccinated against Covid-19. Solberg says the intense global interest in the news was “exaggerated” as she tries to ensure the development doesn’t put people off inoculation.