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Denmark vaccination program developments

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Denmark is preparing for has launched its autumn seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination season, with campaign, coordinated by the Danish Health Authority announcing that free influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations will be available starting October 1 for the Statens Serum Institut. Starting in early September, approximately 1.3 million citizens aged 65 and older, as well as certain older began receiving automatic invitations via Digital Post or physical mail. While seniors receive automatic notifications, other high-risk groups and pregnant women. The seasonal program is scheduled individuals—such as those with chronic heart or lung diseases, severely weakened immune systems, or a BMI over 35—must book their own appointments to run until December 20. access the free program. In conjunction with addition to the seasonal planning, respiratory campaign, the industry organization Lif has called continues to advocate for the government action to accelerate the assessment of assessments for new vaccines, including those for RS-virus, shingles, RS-virus and pneumococci. Specifically, efforts shingles. Efforts are being made to implement also focused on implementing a new, cost-free pneumococcal vaccine for adults and seniors. Medical experts experts, including lung disease professor Ole Hilberg, have noted that such a vaccine could prevent significant numbers of highlighted the vaccine’s potential to reduce the approximately 30,000 annual hospitalizations and deaths related for pneumonia in Denmark, thereby providing economic relief to pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis. the healthcare system. A final decision from the Vaccination Council regarding the implementation of free vaccinations for vulnerable groups is currently awaited. still pending. Other aspects of the national program include free MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccinations for adults aged 18 and older who lack immunity. The current seasonal window for influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations is scheduled to run until December 20.

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