About 80 percent of the Danish population has received two shots. (Representative)
Copenhagen:
Denmark The health authority said on Monday that the second shot would be followed by a third coronavirus vaccination shot for people aged between 40 and 4.5 months.
The move to offer the booster shot earlier than the initially planned six months comes amid rising infection numbers and concerns over the Omicron coronavirus variant.
The Danish health authority said in a statement, “The immunity achieved by vaccination may be somewhat weaker than with the newer version, but preliminary data suggests that a third shot provides enhanced immunity, which is associated with severe disease associated with COVID-19.” can stop it.”
About 80 percent of the population has received two shots and more than 20 percent have so far received a third booster shot.
The number of new daily infections has increased since late October to set a new record last week. Denmark A total of 3,014 deaths have been recorded including nine on Sunday and a total of 554,389 infections.
There has also been a jump in the number of coronavirus-related hospitalizations, but it was almost half a year before vaccination began.
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