Correspondent in Berlin
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The Government of Denmark, which last February lifted all restrictions related to the pandemic, now suspends its extensive vaccination campaign against Covid. Noting that the epidemic is under control and vaccination levels are high enough, the Danish health authority said the country has managed to put itself in a “good position”. “Therefore, we are ending the mass vaccination program against Covid-19,” he confirmed. Bolette Soborgdirector of the Department of Infectious Diseases.
About 81% of the 5.8 million inhabitants of Denmark have received two doses of the vaccine and 61.6% have also received a booster. Denmark reports an encouraging drop in the number of new infections and stable hospitalization rates.
While invitations for vaccinations would no longer be issued after May 15the Ministry of Health advances that the supply of vaccines will resume after the summer. “We plan to reopen the vaccination program in the fall. This will be preceded by a thorough professional assessment of who and when to vaccinate and with which vaccines,” Soberg said. When a wave of the Omicron variant hit the country last November, Denmark stepped up its immunization campaign and speeded up access to booster doses, offering a fourth dose from mid-January to the most vulnerable groups. Once the characteristics of the variant that prevails at the beginning of next autumn have been evaluated, the Ministry of Health «will continue to take measures appropriate to the situation».
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