Category: Denmark

Denmark Draws China Ire for Inviting Taiwan Leader to Speak at ‘Democracy Summit’

COPENHAGEN—Denmark’s foreign minister defended democratic values alongside Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, drawing criticism from China which considers fiercely democratic, self-ruled Taiwan its “sacred” territory. China has never renounced the use of force to ensure eventual unification with Taiwan, an island it views as a breakaway province. Denmark and all but a handful of…


Denmark Drops Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Over Possible Blood Clot Link

Denmark on Monday announced it will not use the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine because the shot is potentially linked to blood clots. “The Danish Health Authority has concluded that the benefits of using the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson do not outweigh the risk of causing the possible adverse effect, VITT, in those…


Denmark Totally Bans COVID-19 Vaccine Amid Reports of Blood Clots

Denmark became the first country in Europe to totally abandon the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, coming after the country and more than a dozen other European Union nations suspended its usage. Denmark’s health agency director, Soren Brostrom, said Denmark will not use the shot as part of its vaccination campaign—despite the World Health Organization (WHO) and EU’s European…


Denmark Totally Bans AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Amid Reports of Blood Clots

Denmark became the first country in Europe to totally abandon the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, coming after the country and more than a dozen other European Union nations suspended its usage. Denmark’s health agency director, Soren Brostrom, said Denmark will not use the shot as part of its vaccination campaign—despite the World Health Organization (WHO) and EU’s European…


Denmark Reports Two Cases of Serious Illness, Including One Death, After AstraZeneca Jab

COPENHAGEN—Denmark said on Saturday that one person had died and another fell seriously ill with blood clots and cerebral hemorrhage after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination. The two, both hospital staff members, had both received the AstraZeneca vaccine less than 14 days before getting ill, the authority that runs public hospitals in Copenhagen said. The…


Denmark to Become First EU Nation Telling Syrian Refugees to Return Home

Denmark has announced Syrian refugees seeking asylum in the Scandinavian country should return to their home-nation as conditions in the war-torn Western Asian country have improved. “We must give people protection for as long as it is needed,” Danish Minister for Immigration and Integration Mattias Tesfaye told The Telegraph. “When conditions in the home country improve, a…


Denmark Limits Travel From All Countries to Try to Check Virus

COPENHAGEN—Denmark will restrict travel from all countries from Jan. 9, and has advised against going abroad, to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, in particular the more transmissible mutations first found in Britain and South Africa. The move follows a decision this week to further tighten an already stringent economic and social lockdown. Foreign…