Waiting to get his first coronavirus vaccine at a suburban vaccination centre in Copenhagen, 7-year-old William boasts to his younger brother.
t№6 I'm not afraid, I've already had it 100 times, he says as nurses around him reassure the children who have gone there to be vaccinated against coronavirus.t№8 Inside a warehouse turned vaccination centre in the Danish capital's suburb of Taastrap, a young Dane strolls through the waiting room with obvious confidence, while another clutches a blanket tightly and looks nervous.
t№10 Denmark is one of the first European countries to start vaccinations for children as young as five on 26 November, although it is not compulsory.t№12 20% of children born between 2010 and 2016 have already been vaccinated with the first dose in this Scandinavian country of 5.8 million people.
t№14 Samuel Christiansen, 8, says he has come to boost his immune system having already been sick and especially now that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading.t№16 I don't want to get sick from Omicron again, the child says.
His father, Henrik Jansen, says his family wants to protect the elderly, his grandmother and grandfather.
t№20 The EU's medicines regulator last month approved the use of Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, an age group where high infection rates are seen across Europe.t№22 Austria has also started vaccinating children under five, while Portugal started today and France will begin next week.
t№24 Hélène Probst, the co-head of the country's national health service, says the campaign is progressing positively.t№26 In the fifth wave of the pandemic the most important tool remains vaccines, even in the battle against Omicron, she says.
t№28 The Scandinavian country has announced it will close cinemas, theatres and concert venues and restrict restaurant opening hours from tomorrow as record numbers of new cases have been seen in recent days.t№30 Prime Minister Mete Frederiksen said yesterday that people should limit their social contacts.
t№32 Fairouz Ben Alaia said she did not hesitate to vaccinate her 8-year-old daughter, Kamelia Furati.t№34 I did not do it for her, but to put another stone to prevent the spread of the virus, explained Fairouz, a pharmaceutical worker.
t№36 Everyone in our family is vaccinated, I was vaccinated last. I'm glad I did because now if I get sick with coronavirus I won't understand anything, she concludes.t№38 Source: APE-MPA
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