https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Twenty employees of the Danish engineering firm Lowenco, together with their boss Mikael Hoier, on Sunday became the first people to be given the Johnson & Johnson vaccine under Denmark’s new optional vaccination scheme. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210524/danish-engineers-first-to-be-jabbed-under-new-voluntary-scheme Mon, 24 May 2021 21:03:07 +0200 danish-engineers-first-to-be-jabbed-under-new-voluntary-scheme People in Denmark can now register for medical consultation with a view to being given a Covid-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson outside of the country’s national vaccination programme. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210521/private-danish-company-gets-permission-to-vaccinate-with-astrazeneca-and-johnson-johnson-jabs Fri, 21 May 2021 18:25:16 +0200 private-danish-company-gets-permission-to-vaccinate-with-astrazeneca-and-johnson-johnson-jabs A new scheme came into effect on Thursday allowing people in Denmark to choose to have the Covid-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210520/denmark-allows-astrazeneca-and-johnson-johnson-vaccines-to-be-given-by-private-suppliers Thu, 20 May 2021 12:39:03 +0200 denmark-allows-astrazeneca-and-johnson-johnson-vaccines-to-be-given-by-private-suppliers Denmark yet again changed its target date for when all residents over the age of 16 will be vaccinated, pushing it back a week until August 29th. But not everyone will see delays. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210510/denmarks-vaccination-dates-slip-back-another-week-this-is-when-you-can-expect-your-shot Mon, 10 May 2021 15:50:14 +0200 denmarks-vaccination-dates-slip-back-another-week-this-is-when-you-can-expect-your-shot Denmark's government has today sent out the details of its new optional vaccination scheme for consultation, with health minister Magnus Heunicke saying he hopes to have the scheme in place by May 20th. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210510/denmark-to-launch-new-optional-vaccination-scheme-next-week-minister Mon, 10 May 2021 12:26:10 +0200 denmark-to-launch-new-optional-vaccination-scheme-next-week-minister Denmark is to give 55,000 doses of its AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to the neighbouring German state of Schleswig-Holstein after dropping the jab from its vaccination programme amid concerns about side effects. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210421/denmark-lends-germany-55000-astrazeneca-vaccine-doses Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:56:46 +0200 denmark-lends-germany-55000-astrazeneca-vaccine-doses Denmark is in discussions with a number of countries over exchanging its shelved Covid-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210420/denmark-in-dialogue-over-swap-for-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccines Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:16:49 +0200 denmark-in-dialogue-over-swap-for-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccines Denmark’s national health authority has said that the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 could be offered to members of the public outside of the country's regular vaccination programme, but the pathway to such an arrangement is complicated. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210419/astrazeneca-voluntary-vaccination-in-denmark-possible-but-complicated Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:22:57 +0200 astrazeneca-voluntary-vaccination-in-denmark-possible-but-complicated The Danish Health Authority has confirmed that people who have received a first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will be offered a second dose from another company. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210419/denmarks-astrazeneca-second-doses-to-be-replaced-with-different-vaccine Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:24:20 +0200 denmarks-astrazeneca-second-doses-to-be-replaced-with-different-vaccine The Danish government has said it is prepared to listen to suggestions the country’s shelved AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines can be given to individuals who consent to take it. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210416/denmark-to-consider-individual-choice-over-astrazeneca-vaccine Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:46:21 +0200 denmark-to-consider-individual-choice-over-astrazeneca-vaccine Denmark’s Covid-19 vaccination programme faces significant delays following the decision by health authorities to completely withdraw the AstraZeneca vaccine from use. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210415/what-next-for-danish-doses-of-vaccine-after-astrazeneca-withdrawal Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:35:45 +0200 what-next-for-danish-doses-of-vaccine-after-astrazeneca-withdrawal The EU said Wednesday it would get 50 million Pfizer vaccine doses earlier than expected, as Denmark banned use of rival drugmaker AstraZeneca’s vaccine over blood clot links. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210415/denmark-to-receive-additional-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-in-second-quarter Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:06:02 +0200 denmark-to-receive-additional-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-in-second-quarter Denmark has confirmed it will withdraw the AstraZeneca vaccine from the country's Covid-19 vaccination programme. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210414/breaking-denmark-to-withdraw-astrazeneca-from-covid-19-vaccination-programme Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:32:53 +0200 breaking-denmark-to-withdraw-astrazeneca-from-covid-19-vaccination-programme The Danish Health Authority will await the results of the country’s own studies on rare cases of blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine before making a final decision on whether to resume its use. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210408/denmark-awaits-own-studies-before-final-decision-on-astrazeneca-vaccine Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:15:15 +0200 denmark-awaits-own-studies-before-final-decision-on-astrazeneca-vaccine The European Medicines Agency has come to the conclusion that the unusual blood clots suffered by numerous people around Europe should be considered as rare side effects of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, but that overall the benefits of the jab outweigh the risk. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210407/europes-medicines-regulator-finds-possible-link-between-astrazeneca-jab-and-blood-clots Wed, 07 Apr 2021 18:24:27 +0200 europes-medicines-regulator-finds-possible-link-between-astrazeneca-jab-and-blood-clots Denmark’s health authority said in Thursday that it would extend the its pause on using the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 for another three weeks. How will the country's vaccination schedule be impacted? https://www.thelocal.dk/20210325/what-does-denmarks-continued-astrazeneca-pause-mean-for-covid-19-vaccination-programme Thu, 25 Mar 2021 16:38:40 +0100 what-does-denmarks-continued-astrazeneca-pause-mean-for-covid-19-vaccination-programme Denmark on Thursday extended its suspension of the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, saying it had not ruled out a link to blood clots even though the European regulator has deemed it safe. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210325/breaking-denmark-extends-pause-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-for-three-weeks Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:59:45 +0100 breaking-denmark-extends-pause-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-for-three-weeks Danish authorities on Saturday reported a further two cases of cerebral thrombosis among hospital staff shortly after they received an inoculation with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210320/denmark-reports-two-more-serious-blood-clot-cases-in-connection-with-astrazeneca-jab-2 Sat, 20 Mar 2021 14:41:37 +0100 denmark-reports-two-more-serious-blood-clot-cases-in-connection-with-astrazeneca-jab-2 Danish health authorities say they will hold off for now on resuming use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19, despite an all-clear from the European medical regulator EMA. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210319/denmark-holds-off-on-resuming-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccine Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:16:54 +0100 denmark-holds-off-on-resuming-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccine A total of ten cases of blood clots have been found in Denmark in people subsequent to taking the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210318/ten-blood-clot-cases-found-in-denmark-after-astrazeneca-vaccination Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:52:58 +0100 ten-blood-clot-cases-found-in-denmark-after-astrazeneca-vaccination