Søren Brostrøm, head of the National Board of Health, explained at a press conference on Wednesday that the COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be recommended for children.
Instead, only the particularly vulnerable and Danes over the age of 50 will be recommended a vaccine for the autumn.
The Prime Minister defends the decision
According to Brostrøm, the vaccination of children last autumn and winter did very little to slow down the spread of the virus.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has stood by the decision and says that no damage has been done and that it was the best decision given the information that was available at the time.
Four years in prison for Danish money launderers
Copenhagen City Court has sentenced 49-year-old Camilla Christiansen to four years and one month in prison for money laundering of almost DKK 30 billion from 2008 to 2016. Christiansen allegedly ran her business through Danske Bank’s Estonian branch, and her clients included the super-rich in Russia. Christiansen is already serving three years and 11 months for another money laundering sentence, which brings her total time back to serving up to 8 years.
Fly species seen for the first time in 170 years
Kåre Würtz, biologist, has rediscovered a species that was last seen in 1850: the Nordic forest sap fly. He made the discovery in the Stenderup forests, as part of a team that registers nature in the state forests on behalf of the Danish Nature Agency – The Danish Nature Agency. Together with almost two dozen other Danish forests, the Stenderup forests have been designated to remain untouched as part of an effort to protect endangered species and promote biodiversity. According to the Danish Nature Agency, the discovery of the Nordic forest sap fly is a sign that their efforts can work.
Bird flu detected but no cause for concern
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, has determined that bird flu is to blame for seabirds dying along Jutland’s west coast. The dead birds probably came from the British Isles, but floated ashore here in Denmark, says Sten Mortensen, head of veterinary disease control at the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, to TV2. According to Mortensen, there is still no cause for concern, but the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration encourages people to exercise caution about poultry and report any sightings of dead birds.
Investment in hydrogen power
The Danish Business Promotion Board, the Danish Business Promotion Board, has decided to invest DKK 225 million in projects related to the Power-to-X (PtX) technology – a common term for methods that use electricity to produce hydrogen fuel. The board received 19 applications and 14 projects are now receiving support. The support for the projects is between DKK 0.9 and 88.8 million, and expenses for the projects must be incurred by the end of August 2023.
Invasive garden ant species on their way to Denmark
A new species of invasive garden ant will probably come to Denmark this summer, according to researchers at the University of Copenhagen. A warming climate has made Denmark more hospitable to the species, which can form colonies 10 to 100 times larger than the common black garden ant. The invasive garden ant will not impair biodiversity, the research team said, but has the potential to “wreak havoc” on gardens, houses and roads, reported TV2.
Odense light rail is too high
Odense Light Rail, a new light rail system that opens in the city in May, has received over 140 noise complaints. Now the engineering company Cowi has investigated the matter and found that the tram exceeds the municipal noise limits in several places along its route. The chairman of the board of Odense Letbane, Jesper Rasmussen, has apologized, and both the company and the municipality are now looking at solutions.
New graduates celebrate dangerously
Across the country, graduating students are now celebrating the end of their education in a new way – by cruising through the city streets with their upper bodies hanging out of the car window. On Thursday evening, the Copenhagen police received 14 reports of practice and handed out seven fines. Aarhus police have also registered the problem, where spokesmen from both departments criticize the practice as ruthless and dangerous.
Denmark is stepping up its NATO commitment
Denmark is sending troops on a new NATO mission in the North Atlantic, just as Denmark is continuing its involvement in operations in Iraq and the Strait of Hormuz – one of the world’s most important strategic sea passages. Denmark will contribute an Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate and up to 135 troops to the North Atlantic deterrence effort, hand over the leadership of NATO’s mission in Iraq to Italy and increase its participation in the European-led surveillance mission in the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: The Nordic Page