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Re:Denmark not offering second Covid booster shot to healthy... by tablespoon on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @06:45PM (#32844491)
> It sounds like Danes over 50 can get a free vaccine, and those under are prohibited from getting one. Why can't we have a middle ground where young people can get a vaccine if they really want to (and e.g. pay for it themselves)? This mirrors the common thread in Covid policy where everything is either forbidden or compulsory.

Yeah. It's insane if they prohibit under-50s from getting the vaccine. There are more reasons to get vaccinated than just self-protection: pretty much the only reason I get boosted is to lower my risk of infection to prevent passing it to an immunocompromised parent.

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Re:Denmark not offering second Covid booster shot to healthy... by 6nf on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @07:18PM (#32844812)
It’s not insane, they explain their decision very logically.
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Re:Denmark not offering second Covid booster shot to healthy... by vie00001 on Thursday September 15, 2022 @05:03AM (#32849109)
“In addition, we recommend that relatives of persons at particularly higher risk accept the offer of vaccination to protect their relatives who are at particularly higher risk.” I think in this case you can get the vaccine
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Re:Denmark not offering second Covid booster shot to healthy... by goto11 on Thursday September 15, 2022 @01:52PM (#32855859)
To be absolutely clear, it is only the second booster shot which is not offered to people under 50. The primary vaccine (two shots) and first booster is still offered and recommended to anyone over 18.
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