Denmark suspends Covid vaccination programme as virus is 'under control'

The federal government in Denmark has introduced that they'll now not be vaccinating individuals towards Covid-19 after managing to get the virus beneath management.

The Danish Well being Authority mentioned they consider the nation is now in a “good place”.

It makes the Danes the primary nation to pause their vaccination programme.

The country has seen a high level of vaccination uptake, less infections and a stabilised number of people being admitted to hospital.
The nation has seen a excessive degree of vaccination uptake, much less infections and a stabilised variety of individuals being admitted to hospital.
Danny Lawson
Former Health Minister Matt Hancock outside his home in north west London
Former Well being Minister Matt Hancock exterior his house in north west London
Aaron Chown

The nation has seen a excessive degree of vaccination uptake, much less infections and a stabilised variety of individuals being admitted to hospital.

Roughly 81 p.c of the nation have at the least two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, an extra 62 p.c have acquired their booster.

The nation will now not invite members of the general public to obtain a vaccination from Might 15.

Within the UK this week the Excessive Courtroom dominated Authorities insurance policies on discharging untested hospital sufferers into care properties firstly of the coronavirus pandemic had been “illegal”, undermining claims that a “protecting ring” was put in place for essentially the most weak.

When the pandemic hit in early 2020, sufferers had been quickly discharged into care properties with out testing, regardless of the chance of asymptomatic transmission, with Authorities paperwork displaying there was no requirement for this till mid-April.

Bereaved households and care teams mentioned the ruling proves the “protecting ring” then well being secretary Matt Hancock mentioned had been put round care properties was “non-existent”, a “sickening lie” and a “joke”.

A spokesman for Mr Hancock mentioned Public Well being England (PHE) had failed to inform ministers what they knew about asymptomatic transmission and he wished it had been delivered to his consideration sooner.

Boris Johnson mentioned he wished to “renew my apologies and sympathies”, including: “The factor we didn’t know particularly was that Covid might be transmitted asymptomatically in the way in which that it was and that was one thing that I want we had identified extra about on the time.”

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