Covid: Denmark to SWAP unwanted AstraZeneca vaccine as Sweden offers alternatives to under-65s

Denmark is looking to swap its unwanted AstraZeneca jabs for other coronavirus vaccines owned by other countries after ditching it entirely over blood clot fears. Meanwhile, it was announced by the Swedish Health Agency on Tuesday that Swedes under 65 who have had one shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be given a different vaccine for their … Read more

Covid: Denmark to SWAP unwanted AstraZeneca vaccine as Sweden offers alternatives to under-65s

Denmark is looking to swap its unwanted AstraZeneca jabs for other coronavirus vaccines owned by other countries after ditching it entirely over blood clot fears. Meanwhile, it was announced by the Swedish Health Agency on Tuesday that Swedes under 65 who have had one shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be given a different vaccine for their … Read more

Denmark has become the first country to stop using the AstraZeneca vaccine entirely

Denmark has completely ceased administering the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine following its possible link to very rare cases of blood clots.  The decision will remove the shot from Denmark’s vaccination scheme and could delay the country’s vaccine rollout by up to four weeks, based on previous statements by health bodies. ‘The Danish Health Authority has decided … Read more

Princess Mary of Denmark and her family reunite with Queen Margrethe, 80, for Easter

Princess Mary of Denmark, 49, and her family have been reunited with Queen Margrethe for Easter, after the 80-year-old ‘became the first European royal’ to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. The mother-of-four appeared alongside her husband Crown Prince Frederik, 52, and their children Prince Christian, 15, Princess Isabella, 13, and ten-year-old twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, in … Read more

Princess Mary of Denmark and her family reunite with Queen Margrethe, 80, for Easter

Princess Mary of Denmark, 49, and her family have been reunited with Queen Margrethe for Easter, after the 80-year-old ‘became the first European royal’ to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. The mother-of-four appeared alongside her husband Crown Prince Frederik, 52, and their children Prince Christian, 15, Princess Isabella, 13, and ten-year-old twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, in … Read more

Denmark suspends AstraZeneca vaccine over blood-clotting fears

Denmark has suspended the AstraZeneca vaccine after cases of blood clotting, despite the EU ruling that a death in Austria had not been caused by the jab.  Copenhagen’s health minister said authorities were probing whether there was a link between having the jab and blood clots, after several cases and one death. Magnus Heunicke said: … Read more

Denmark suspends AstraZeneca vaccine over blood-clotting fears

Denmark has suspended the AstraZeneca vaccine after cases of blood clotting, despite the EU ruling that a death in Austria had not been caused by the jab.  Denmark’s health minister said authorities were probing whether there was a link between having the jab and blood clots, after several cases and one death. Magnus Heunicke said: … Read more

Denmark becomes the first European nation to tell Syrian refugees they must return home

Denmark has become the first European nation to tell Syrian migrants they must return to their home country, saying it is now safe for them there. The Scandinavian nation has stripped 94 Syrian refugees of their residency permits after it determined Damascus and the surrounding area as being safe. Migrants will be sent to deportation … Read more

Denmark becomes latest country to recommend AstraZeneca jab for under-65s only

Denmark and Norway have become the latest European countries to recommend people aged over 65 should avoid the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. Medical regulators in both countries said more evidence about the vaccine’s effectiveness among older people is needed before it can be recommended to them. Germany, France and Sweden have also discouraged people aged over 65 … Read more

Queen Margrethe of Denmark, 80, becomes the first royal to receive the Covid-19 vaccine

Queen Margrethe of Denmark has become the first royal to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. The 80-year-old was inoculated on New Year’s Day, according to a brief statement issued by the Royal Court. It was also confirmed that the monarch would receive the second dose in around three weeks as is usual with the batch. Margrethe … Read more