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Denmark ‘to reduce’ Covid-19 vaccine pass validity period

The validity period of a Covid-19 health pass or coronapas will be reduced to seven months after completed vaccination or booster vaccination, according to Danish media reports.

Published: 8 December 2021 17:40 CET
The validity of Denmark's Covid-19 vaccine pass is expected to be reduced to seven months following the second or third dose.
The validity of Denmark's Covid-19 vaccine pass is expected to be reduced to seven months following the second or third dose. Photo: Signe Goldmann/Ritzau Scanpix

As such, the validity of Denmark’s vaccine pass will be shortened from 12 to 7 months for fully vaccinated people (after a second dose) or those who have received boosters (after a third dose).

The rule change, reported by newspaper Ekstra Bladet, is expected to be confirmed by the government at a briefing on Wednesday evening.

Other new measures aimed at tackling the country’s current Covid-19 wave are also expected to be announced at the briefing. These include ending the current school term a week early on December 15th and asking companies to cancel Christmas parties.

Any new rules or restrictions must approved by the Epidemic Committee in parliament, on which all parties are proportionally represented.

Changes to restrictions are usually requested by the government on the basis of recommendations from an independent advisory board, the Epidemic Commission.

The committee on Wednesday agreed to extend the classification of Covid-19 as a “critical threat” to society by eight weeks, news wore Ritzau reported.

READ ALSO: Denmark extends ‘critical threat’ status of Covid-19

The government has called a press briefing at 6:30pm on Wednesday, at which new coronavirus measures are expected to be announced.

New measures come as the Omicron variant continues to spread in Denmark and record numbers of cases are registered. Wednesday saw 6,629 cases registered by official agency SSI, the second consecutive day a new a record has been set for the pandemic in Denmark.

557 cases of the Omicron variant have now been detected.

“We now have societal spread of the Omicron variant,” Anette Lykke Petri, director of the Danish Patient Safety Authority, said earlier this week.

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  1. I’m guessing this will also means the Danish will treat foreign covidpasses as invalid if dose 2 was taken longer than 7 months before? I live in Sweden and travel via Denmark, Germany and Holland by car to get to the UK. We’re not exactly in a hurry dishing out dose 3…. sadly…

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Who should get vaccinated against Covid and flu in Denmark and when?

It is still free to get a Covid-19 vaccine in Denmark if you are over the age of 65 or have a health condition, with the health authorities now running Covid and flu vaccinations together. Here's what you need to know.

Published: 26 October 2023 11:10 CEST
Who should get vaccinated against Covid and flu in Denmark and when?

Who is being offered a vaccine for Covid-19 or flu this autumn? 

According to the information on the Danish Health Authority’s website, Covid-19 and flu vaccines are being offered to: 

  • People over the age of 65
  • People under the age of 65 who have a health condition which puts them at increased risk. You can find a list of the long-term health conditions deemed a risk here. 
  • Pregnant women in the 2nd and 3rd trimester

Children between 2 and 6 years of age are being offered a special flu vaccine for children, which is administered as a nose spray, but not the Covid vaccine (unless they fit one of the categories above). 

Those who have retired early, for whatever reason, are also being offered the flu vaccine but not a Covid-19 vaccine.  

People over the age of 65 and the parents of children between the ages of 2 and 6 will automatically receive an invitation to get vaccinated though their digital postbox at borger.dk, e-Boks and mit.dk.

People in the other eligible categories will not receive an invitation. 

If you have not yet received an invitation, do not worry, as invitations are being staggered over October and the start of November.  

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When and where can I get vaccinated? 

This year’s autumn vaccination campaign started on October 1st and will continue until January 15th. 

You can get vaccinated at one of over 50 regional vaccination sites all over Denmark, or at the over 280 local pharmacies which are signed up to be part of the programme. 

Residents of care homes for the elderly and others in need will be offered vaccinated at their home.

You can log in and book an appointment at your nearest centre or pharmacy at Denmark’s official vaccination website www.vacciner.dk.

Is it possible to get vaccinated against both flu and Covid-19 at the same time? 

The Danish Health Authority has judged that it is safe to receive vaccines against both flu and Covid-19 at the same time, but the two vaccines cannot be mixed in the same syringe, so you will receive two separate injections. 

Is vaccination compulsory? 

No. Although the strongly recommends everyone in the various risk categories to get vaccinated, it is up to every individual whether to do so. 

Is it possible to get vaccinated even if I am not over 65 or in a risk group? 

It is no longer possible to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or flu through Denmark’s national vaccination programme if you are not in one of the recommended categories, after the country’s health authorities stopped offering paid vaccinations.  

But it remains possible to get vaccinated at a private vaccination centre, such as the SikkerRejse chain found in most Danish towns. The chain, which has a waiting list, offers doses of the latest Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5 vaccine for a total price of 995 kroner. 

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