Jonas Geir Støre visited the construction site in Lørenskog last Wednesday. At the beginning, the head of government talked with the head of the construction site about the flats that will be built there and about the plans and what the finished building will look like. Then the prime minister talked to the head of the construction site and its employees about vaccines and COVID-19.
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Construction site in Lørenskog
The prime minister wanted to know what the job was like when there were no vaccines. He also asked if the company had control over who was vaccinated and if they kept some kind of registry. The man replied that they do not keep a register as they cannot do so, but know that a large proportion of the workers are vaccinated.
Jonas Geir Støre continues the conversation by saying that the government plans to create vaccination sites closer to home construction sites. All this to encourage more people to get vaccinated. And together with vaccination points, there would be testing points.
Støre believes that construction sites are important for the development of the economy, and that if they get a covid infection, it could end badly for workers. This can have a big impact on jobs. There are many people working on construction sites who are in contact with each other every day. In a situation where one person becomes ill, it can quickly spread among employees, then we get the so-called domino effect.
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The Prime Minister's visit to vaccinations at the construction site
The prime minister says vaccinations are voluntary and will remain so. If they were compulsory, it could undermine confidence in the Norwegian government. It is important that the Norwegian state reaches out to specific yet unvaccinated groups with the information. Støre believes people may be skeptical about vaccination due to government actions in their country of origin. However, people should remember that we are in Norway, there is a different government and it has a different approach.
The government wants to start cooperation between many institutions. Such cooperation would be between the government, municipalities, construction sites and any institution that could provide information on vaccinations. Because they are the protection against disease.
Jonas Geir Støre learns from the construction manager that the staff are both from Norway and from abroad. The first man the prime minister spoke to is from Sweden. He said that he was vaccinated in Norway, but Sweden did not want to accept his documents confirming vaccination. Støre is surprised by this fact, and believes that it is something the government should also address.
Another employee is from Poland, and is not vaccinated, but has had COVID-19. He admitted he was skeptical about the vaccine. The disease itself was mild, but has post-cough symptoms. Støre says vaccination is the best protection against the coronavirus, so you need to get vaccinated and tested to prevent the disease from spreading. The Polish worker, however, reassures the prime minister, saying that some of the workers of Polish origin are vaccinated, and it was in Norway that they took the vaccine.
Government actions
It is important for Jonas Geir Støre to open vaccination and testing facilities close to construction sites. In this way, both the employees and the boss will be satisfied, because they will spend less time traveling to such points. The government also needs to reach out to specific groups that are still not vaccinated. They would like to inform you that vaccination in Norway is safe and free and it is the only option to live safely with COVID-19.
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