Prof Lone Simonsen: Denmark drops all Covid restrictions

This week Denmark became the first country in the EU to lift all COVID-19 restrictions. Despite a rise in case numbers, Denmark is now relying on its high rate of vaccination. New Zealands public broadcaster RNZ interviewed professor Lone Simonsen.

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Radio New Zealand, commonly known as Radio NZ or simply RNZ, interviewed Lone Simonsen this week. Listen to the full show here.

"This week Denmark became the first country in the European Union to lift all its Covid-19 restrictions – including the wearing of face masks. Despite a rise in case numbers, the Scandinavian country is now relying on its high rate of vaccination to cope with the Omicron variant. More than 80% of the population over the age of five have had two vaccinations.

Denmark, which is home to about six million people, attempted to lift restrictions back in October, but two months later did an about-turn after infection rates started to soar.

Lone Simonsen is an epidemiologist and professor of population health sciences at Roskilde University. She joins the show to discuss why it will be different this time around."