Danish health officials say that 1.1 million surplus vaccines for COVID-19 will be rejected in the coming weeks as their expiration date approaches and attempts to donate them to developing countries have failed. The Statens Serum Institut (SSI), a government agency that maps the spread of infectious diseases including COVID-19 in Denmark, said Monday that the epidemic in the Nordic country “is currently under control and vaccine coverage in the Danish population is high “. . About 81 per cent of Denmark’s population of 5.8 million have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, while almost 62 per cent have received a booster dose. SSI said Denmark, like many countries around the world, has a surplus of vaccines. “Now there are global challenges with donating COVID-19 vaccines, [among others] “… a situation has arisen where the supply of vaccines exceeds the demand”, the service stated. SSI added that Denmark has donated 9 million doses of vaccine and is working with other European Union countries to find countries that will receive surplus vaccines. “However, in the light of declining demand and a lack of growth capacity and willingness to vaccinate in developing countries, it has been difficult for Denmark and other EU countries to find countries to accept overdoses,” the agency said.
