Sweden Recommends 5th Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine to Pregnant Women and Over-65s

A health worker vaccinates an elderly person with the BioNTech-Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary vaccination clinic in a church in Sollentuna, north of Stockholm, on March 2, 2021. Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images

Sweden’s government is recommending a fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 65 and over, and at-risk groups that are under 65, which includes those who are immunocompromised and pregnant women, authorities said on May 24.

At-risk groups under 65 also include people with heart and lung disease, the Swedish Public Health Agency noted.