COVID-19 vaccination in Denmark

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Denmark started vaccinating against COVID-19 on 27 December 2020.[1] Vaccination in Denmark is free of cost and voluntary.[1] It is available to all residents of Denmark and those from abroad staying for more than 30 days in Denmark.[1] Denmark has one of the highest levels of COVID-19 vaccination in the European Union as of the end of September 2021.[2]

Vaccines on order[]

There are several COVID-19 vaccines at various stages of development around the world.

Vaccine Approval Deployment
Pfizer–BioNTech Green check.svg 21 December 2020 Green check.svg 27 December 2020
Moderna Green check.svg 6 January 2021 Green check.svg 12 January 2021
Oxford-AstraZeneca Green check.svg 29 January 2021 Green check.svg 7 February 2021
Janssen J&J Green check.svg 11 March 2021 Green check.svg April 2021
Novavax Green check.svg 20 December 2021 Pending
Valneva Pending Pending
Sanofi–GSK Pending Pending
CureVac  Request withdrawn Dark Red x.svg No

Vaccine calendar[]

The priority order for vaccination and scheduled time period for administering vaccine for each priority group is determined using a Vaccine Calendar in Denmark.[3] The 10 target groups in descending order of priority are as follows:

  1. Residents in nursing homes.
  2. People over 65 years who receive both personal care and practical assistance.
  3. People aged over 85 years.
  4. Healthcare professionals, elderly care professionals and others who are identified to be at risk for infection or are performing a critical function in the society.
  5. Persons with pre-existing conditions who have significantly higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
  6. Relatives of individuals or caregivers who are at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19.
  7. Age group of 80–84.
  8. Age group of 75–79.
  9. Age group of 65–74.
  10. Other age groups.

As of June 2021, children younger than 12 years and pregnant women are not offered vaccination in Denmark.[4]

Available vaccines[]

Denmark uses Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines. Denmark was the first country in Europe to stop using Oxford-AstraZeneca as well as Janssen J&J vaccines by citing blood clots as side effects, despite the approval of these vaccines by the European Medicines Agency.[5][6] As of May 2021, it became possible for Danish citizens to opt-in to receive any of these vaccines, although these vaccines were not included in the Danish vaccination program.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Danske Regioner - The Danish COVID-19 vaccination programme". www.regioner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. ^ Kottasová, Ivana (1 October 2021). "They have all the vaccines they need, yet these EU nations are still miles behind their neighbors". CNN. Retrieved 2021-10-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Vaccination calendar". www.sst.dk. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Who are offered vaccination?". www.sst.dk. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Denmark offers AstraZeneca and J&J COVID-19 vaccines to volunteers". euronews. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Denmark drops Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine over side effect fears". euronews. 3 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Tilvalgsordningen for Covid-19 vacciner træder i kraft i denne uge". sum.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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