Astra Zeneca signed a contract with Iceland on October 15, Janssen on December 22, and CureVac on February 21, 2021.
[7] Iceland began administering vaccines on December 29, 2020, of the Moderna, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca varieties.
[8] In March 2021, Icelandic healthcare authorities resumed the use of AstraZeneca, administering it to people over age 70.
After reaching 60% of the adult population vaccinated, Iceland had become "the first European country to lift all domestic coronavirus restrictions.
"[14] Since the start of the pandemic until August 8, 2021, there had been 8,738 infections and 30 deaths reported to be related in coronavirus in Iceland.
[15] Between May 25, 2021, and August 16, 2021, government statistics recorded no COVID-19 deaths in the country, despite a surge in Delta infections mostly among the vaccinated.
[19] On November 21, 2021, Euronews reported that 90% of the Icelandic population had been fully vaccinated, while around 1 in 5 people had received a booster on top of that.
[7] On December 13, 2021, it was reported that Þórólfur had "decided to offer children aged 5-11 vaccinations against COVID-19, stating that this decision is comparable to what is being done in surrounding countries such as Denmark, Ireland, Austria, the US, Canada and Israel."
Iceland has divided its population into ten groups in the order of priority of receiving COVID-19 vaccine.