Denmark announced Wednesday it will halt its COVID-19 vaccination program because the country has control of the pandemic.
A successful vaccination push and increased natural immunity among the population after omicron spread through the country helped make the decision, officials said. While everyone is encouraged to finish getting vaccinated, the Danish Health Authority said it will not ask people to get vaccinated starting May 15, according to CNBC.
“We are in a good place,” said Bolette Soborg, unit manager at the National Board of Health. “We have good control of the epidemic, which seems to be subsiding. Admission rates [to hospitals] are stable, and we also expect them to fall soon. Therefore, we are rounding up the mass vaccination program against COVID-19.”
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Vaccination sites will remain open around the country, and immunization is still recommended for people at a higher risk from COVID-19, such as people over the age of 40 and unvaccinated pregnant women, Soborg said.
The halt on the program will not be permanent and will resume in the fall as the virus continues to mutate, the Danish Health and Medicines Authority said.
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Since beginning its vaccination program in December 2020, roughly 4.8 million people in the country have been vaccinated against COVID-19, with over 3.6 million people receiving a booster shot, the Danish Health Authority said. On Wednesday, 1,484 COVID-19 cases were reported in Denmark, according to the World Health Organization.
