Þórólfur Guðnason (born 28 October 1953) is an Icelandic doctor who serverd as the Chief Epidemiologist of the Icelandic Directorate of Health from 2015 to 2022.[1][2] He was one of the lead members of the Iceland's Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland, along with Alma Möller and Víðir Reynisson.[3][4]
The vaccination of Icelandic children aged 12 to 15 began on August 22, 2021, with only the Pfizer/BioNTech used, with Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason stating to the public that vaccinating children was "the right thing to do".[5] By November 9, 2021, 300,000 people had received a booster shot in Iceland, or 76% of the total population, and of those people, 10 had contracted COVID. Guðnason stated that of the around 270,000 people who were fully vaccinated, 4,500 or 1.6% had contracted COVID. At the time, eligible age groups did not include those under 12 years old.[6]
^Gunnar Gunnarsson (13 March 2020). "Eskfirðingur í eldlínunni". Austurfrétt (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ abc"Nýr sóttvarnalæknir". The Directorate of Health (in Icelandic). 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
