Denmark has moved to halt all Covid-19 vaccinations for children and young people under 18.
The announcement by the Danish Health Authority said that those under 18 “only very rarely become seriously ill from covid-19 with the omikron variant.”
They said that since July 2022 it was no longer be possible for children and young people under the age of 18 to get the 1st jab, and from 1 September 2022 it will no longer be possible to get the 2nd vaccination.
“Children and young people only very rarely become seriously ill from covid-19 with the omikron variant,” the statement read.
“Therefore, from 1 July 2022 it will no longer be possible for children and young people under the age of 18 to get the 1st jab, and from 1 September 2022 it will no longer be possible to get the 2nd jab.”
But they clarified that children who were at a “particularly increased risk” could still get the vaccine if a doctor agreed that was the best course of action.
“Quite a few children with a particularly increased risk of a serious course will still have the option of vaccination, after an individual assessment by a doctor,” the Health Authority said.
Last year, an editor with the British Medical Journal, one of the world’s most respected peer-reviewed publications, co-signed an article saying that the evidence shows the risks to children from Covid-19 vaccines outweigh the benefits, including any benefits regarding reducing infection for adults.
“There is no need to rush to vaccinate children against covid-19—the vast majority stands little to benefit, and it is ethically dubious to pursue a hypothetical protection of adults while exposing children to harms, known and unknown,” Dr Peter Doshi and other experts wrote.
They said that, in regard to Covid vaccines for children, the “hypothetical benefits to adults do not outweigh risks to children.”
The NHS advice is that the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines “are safe and effective” and that two 2 doses are being offered to children aged 5 to 15 “to give them the best protection against COVID-19”.