BERLIN, Feb 9 — Germans could learn a lesson from Denmark’s high Covid-19 vaccination rate, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said today, calling on more Germans - particularly older people - to get vaccinated so the country can ease restrictions.
Around 76 per cent of the population in Germany has received at least one dose of a vaccine - fewer than many other western European countries and far from Denmark’s 83 per cent rate. “It would be very nice if our vaccination rate would also move in the direction of the Danish,” Scholz said, adding that he was particularly impressed by the high number of older people in Denmark who are vaccinated and have received a booster shot.Last month, Denmark announced the most far-reaching easing of Covid-19 curbs yet seen among the Nordic countries.