Denmark hasn’t banned COVID-19 vaccines for people younger than 50. It’s focusing its fall booster-shot campaign on people over 50, among others at higher risk of illness.
By Jeff Cercone • October 13, 2022
The"autumn vaccination programme" is aimed at preventing serious illness, hospitalization and death, according to the authority’s website. That means that people 50 and older, and people younger than 50 who are at a higher risk of becoming severely ill from COVID-19, and anyone who works in health care, elderly care, and some social services — regardless of age — will be offered a vaccine. The authority also recommends relatives of people at higher risk get vaccinated.
In a section titled"Why are people aged under 50 not to be re-vaccinated?," the health authority said this vaccination program aims to prevent severe illness, hospitalization and death. "People aged under 50 are generally not at a particularly higher risk of becoming severely ill from COVID-19," its website says."In addition, younger people aged under 50 are well-protected against becoming severely ill from COVID-19, as a very large number of them have already been vaccinated and have previously been infected with COVID-19."for people in Denmark younger than 50, though vaccinations have been limited among children.
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