Denmark pauses COVID-19 vaccination drive — for now
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According to a release from the Danish Health Authority, the COVID-19 vaccination rate among the Danish population 'is sky-high, and the epidemic has reversed.'
Denmark is pausing its COVID-19 vaccination program temporarily.
According to a statement released by the Danish Health Authority Tuesday, the vaccination rate among the Danish population “is sky-high, and the epidemic has reversed.”
“Therefore, the Danish Health and Medicines Authority is now ending the broad vaccination effort against COVID-19 for this season,” the release states in Danish.
The government will no longer be sending out invitations to its citizens for vaccination as of May 15.
“We’re in a good place,” Bolette Søborg, Head of Unit at the Danish Health Authority, says in the statement.
“Spring has come and we have good control of the epidemic, which seems to be waning. The hospitalization numbers are stable, and we also expect them to decline soon. That is why we are rounding out the mass vaccination programme against COVID-19.”
However, Søborg maintains that the Danish government is still recommending COVID-19 vaccination for people that are particularly at risk from the virus.
“This is especially true for people over the age of 40 and for pregnant women … We also continue to recommend that you complete your vaccination course,” Søborg said.
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