The head of Denmark's National Serum Institute believes that the country has reached herd immunity to Covid-19, the rate of transmission has decreased significantly.
The director of Denmark's National Serum Institute (SSI) Tyra Grove Krause said on March 20 that the country had achieved herd immunity to Covid-19. The official said that the number of infections in Denmark has been and continues to decline even after the country lifted restrictive measures from several months ago. Currently, the number of Covid-19 cases per day in Denmark ranges from 8,000 to 11,000, down sharply from 50,000 at the peak of the epidemic late last year.
"The momentum of the spread has decreased significantly," said the SSI leader.
This statement has been agreed by professors and associate professors specializing in epidemiology at Roskilde University. "The pandemic in Denmark is settling down, not thanks to restrictive measures but thanks to herd immunity," said Professor Lone Simonsen.
"This immunity is not permanent, but I think we've done a very good job of getting immunity through vaccines and natural infection," Simonsen said. According to the head of SSI, this immunity can be maintained for at least half a year.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, Denmark has recorded about 3 million cases of Covid-19, about 5,300 deaths out of a total population of 5.8 million. In February, Denmark became the first EU country to lift almost all restrictions despite a rapid increase in the number of infections caused by the Omicron strain.
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