Table 4 COVID-19 vaccine policies of Denmark

Basic vaccination schedule

1. Phase I vaccination: nursing home residents, individuals aged 85 years or older, vulnerable and frontline personnel

2. Phase II vaccination: the age group above 16 years old were vaccinated in descending order

Vaccine research and development

1. In February 2021, the Danish Medicines Agency collaborated with national medicines authorities in the EU/EEA, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to monitor the safety of COVID-19 vaccines

2. In March 2021, the vaccine "ABNCoV2", developed by a research team at the University of Copenhagen in collaboration with AdaptVac, ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies and Bavarian Nordic, was approved for clinical trials

Vaccination of minors

1. On 27 December 2020, Denmark began vaccinating people over the age of 16 against COVID-19

2. On 17 June 2021, the Danish Health Authority decided to recommend vaccination for children aged 12–15 years

3. In November 2021, children aged 5–11 years in Denmark were included in the vaccination program

4. From 1 July 2022, children and adolescents under the age of 18 were no longer offered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Denmark, and from 1 September 2022, they were no longer able to receive a second dose

Compulsory vaccination

No compulsory COVID-19 vaccination

Vaccination boosters

1. At the end of September 2021, the Danish Health Authority proposed the first booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccination program, with the first phase covering residents of nursing homes and people with particularly weak immune systems, those aged 85 years and above

2. On October 15, 2021, the second phase began and the first booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are offered to individuals aged 65–84 years, people at a particularly increased risk of running a serious COVID-19 course and healthcare and elderly service staff。

3. In November 2021, the Danish Health Authority recommended that everyone over the age of 18 receive the first booster vaccine

4. In mid-January 2022, the second booster dose of the vaccine started to be given to high-risk groups in Denmark, especially those diagnosed with serious diseases

5. On 18 February 2022, the Danish Health Authority assessed that people under 18 years of age should not receive the third dose of vaccine

6. On September 15, 2022, Denmark's fourth COVID-19 vaccination program began, nursing home residents and people aged 85 and over started to be offered vaccination

7. On October 1, 2022, the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine will be fully promoted among people aged 50 and above in Denmark

Vaccination support policies

1. From 6 April 2021, Denmark announced a trial of the Corona pass. Became the first country in Europe to introduce digital COVID-19 vaccine credentials. People were required to show a "coronavirus pass" to enter public places and follow quarantine regulations such as wearing masks and keeping a safe distance

2. EU Digital Covid Certificates, also known as "Green digital Certificates", was officially launched on July 1, applicable to the 27 EU Member States (excluding Ireland) and four non-EU countries: Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein