The Local Denmark 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 One last push: How Denmark is battling to get the last citizens vaccinated Drop-in jabs, accosting people at test centres, pop-up vaccinations at schools and universities, and begging posts from the health minister: Denmark is doing all it can to encourage the last of its citizens to make time to get vaccinated. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210805/one-last-push-how-denmark-is-battling-to-get-the-last-sixth-of-people-vaccinated Thu, 05 Aug 2021 15:40:28 +0200 one-last-push-how-denmark-is-battling-to-get-the-last-sixth-of-people-vaccinated Danish engineers first to be jabbed under voluntary vaccine scheme 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 How short-term residents in Denmark can access Covid-19 vaccination People who are staying in Denmark temporarily for 30 days or more can be offered Covid-19 vaccination under the Danish health system. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210517/how-short-term-residents-in-denmark-can-access-covid-19-vaccination Mon, 17 May 2021 17:08:05 +0200 how-short-term-residents-in-denmark-can-access-covid-19-vaccination Denmark pushes back target for full vaccination by one more week 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 sends new optional vaccination scheme out to consultation 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 How fast is Denmark vaccinating its population compared to other European countries? The pace of Europe's vaccination campaigns against Covid-19 is steadily improving but in some countries more than others. We take a look at how countries in Europe compare in the race to inoculate their population. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210409/how-fast-is-denmark-vaccinating-its-population-compared-to-other-european-countries-2-2-2 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:21:15 +0200 how-fast-is-denmark-vaccinating-its-population-compared-to-other-european-countries-2-2-2 Denmark updates Covid-19 vaccine schedule: Expected completion moved forward by one week The Danish Health Authority has adjusted the national Covid-19 vaccination calendar after the number of doses expected to be delivered by Johnson & Johnson was increased. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210329/denmark-updates-covid-19-vaccine-schedule-expected-completion-moved-forward-by-one-week Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:54:33 +0200 denmark-updates-covid-19-vaccine-schedule-expected-completion-moved-forward-by-one-week One in 10 people in Denmark has now had Covid-19 jab One in ten people in Denmark have now received at least one dose of a Coronavirus vaccine, the country's health minister said on Sunday, claiming an important milestone on the way out of the pandemic. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210314/one-in-10-people-in-denmark-has-now-had-covid-19-jab Sun, 14 Mar 2021 16:35:07 +0100 one-in-10-people-in-denmark-has-now-had-covid-19-jab Denmark has already given 13,331 vaccine jabs Denmark has already given 13,331 people their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, about 0.23 percent of the population, the country's infectious diseases agency SS1 said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201230/denmark-has-already-given-13331-vaccines-jabs Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:27:41 +0100 denmark-has-already-given-13331-vaccines-jabs One in five in Denmark unsure over Covid-19 vaccination A recent survey showed that 70 percent of people in Denmark would take vaccination against Covid-19 once one becomes available, but one in ten said they would not. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200918/one-in-five-in-denmark-unsure-over-covid-19-vaccination Fri, 18 Sep 2020 13:37:36 +0200 one-in-five-in-denmark-unsure-over-covid-19-vaccination Danish study confirms no connection between vaccine and autism Claims that the vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) may be linked to autism have been debunked by a Danish study. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190305/danish-study-debunks-connection-between-vaccine-and-autism Tue, 05 Mar 2019 19:59:11 +0100 danish-study-debunks-connection-between-vaccine-and-autism Denmark to invest in vaccination and information Denmark’s health and children’s ministries have launched a new plan they say will strengthen the country’s vaccination programme. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181025/denmark-to-invest-in-vaccination-programmes Thu, 25 Oct 2018 16:35:12 +0200 denmark-to-invest-in-vaccination-programmes Copenhagen parents should be able to reject unvaccinated children from daycare: party Denmark’s opposition Social Liberal (Radikale Venstre) Party says that parents should be able to choose whether their children share daycare facilities with unvaccinated youngsters. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170906/copenhagen-parents-should-be-able-to-reject-unvaccinated-children-from-daycare-party Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:16:51 +0200 copenhagen-parents-should-be-able-to-reject-unvaccinated-children-from-daycare-party