Denmark suspends Covid vaccination campaign

Denmark, which in February lifted all curbs associated with the coronavirus pandemic, said Tuesday it turned into suspending its vast Covid-19 vaccination marketing campaign.

Noting that the epidemic became below managed and that vaccination ranges were excessive, the Danish Health Authority stated the state Become a “suitable function.”

“Therefore we are winding down the mass vaccination program against Covid-19,” said Bolette Soborg, director of the authority’s department of infectious diseases.

Around 81 percent of Denmark’s 5.8 million inhabitants have received two doses of the vaccine and 61.6 percent have also received a booster.

Denmark noted a drop in the number of new infections and stable hospitalization rates.

While invitations for vaccinations would no longer be issued after May 15, health officials anticipate that vaccinations would resume after the summer.

“We plan to reopen the vaccination program in the autumn. This will be preceded by a thorough professional assessment of who and when to vaccinate and with which vaccines,” Soberg said.

As a wave of the Omicron version hit the country ultimate November, Denmark intensified its immunization marketing campaign, accelerating get admission to booster photographs and providing the fourth dose from mid-January to the most vulnerable.