Denmark appears to have defeated Covid-19, with low infection rates, 75 per cent of the population fully vaccinated and normality returning after all restrictions were lifted this month.
The country is recording 367 new infections on average each day compared with 34,241 in the UK.
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Denmark has a lower Vax rate than the UK (75% to 84% (fully vaxxed) but their numbers of new infections is markedly different to ours
I know there's a big difference in population (they're 5 mil compared to our 68 mil) so is this just the mathematical difference, or is there another explanation |
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The current population density of U.K. in 2021 is 279.98 people per square kilometer.
The current population density of Denmark in 2021 is 135.44 people per square kilometer.
Largest city Denmark = Copenhagen, population 1.181.239
Largest city UK = London, population 8,907,918
Birmingham, at 1,153,717 population, is the second largest.
Median age similar.
But since they have only just "released the people from covid prison", most are expecting cases to climb. Unlike the UK, they intend to vaccinate all children over 12. |
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"The current population density of U.K. in 2021 is 279.98 people per square kilometer.
The current population density of Denmark in 2021 is 135.44 people per square kilometer.
Largest city Denmark = Copenhagen, population 1.181.239
Largest city UK = London, population 8,907,918
Birmingham, at 1,153,717 population, is the second largest.
Median age similar.
But since they have only just "released the people from covid prison", most are expecting cases to climb. Unlike the UK, they intend to vaccinate all children over 12."
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I think population density has alot to do with it but as with most questions the answer is often multifaceted and doesn't have one answer.
Homogenous population, different scale economy, different living arrangements, government policies, weather, so many different factors it's almost pointless comparing.
If we had to hazard a guess it would be simply there further back on the curve, give it five weeks infections will be back up higher. |
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"You can only make feasible comparisons with a country with similar population, population density etc. Might as well say Antarctica has less cases than the uk.
Absolutely pointless thread "
Thank you for your pointless response
You've made a real difference today |
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"The Danes are an intelligent race and they enjoy their own personal space. They naturally socially distance."
Not true. I was in Copenhagen just last week, and the clubs and bars were absolutely rammed. Busier than here by a long shot. Everyone standing shoulder to shoulder with no tables to sit. They don’t wear masks over there either. It’s just like the pre-pandemic world over there.
I’m not complaining, it was good to taste a bit of normality.
Why have they beaten it? I’m not qualified to say or speculate, but good on them |
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"Totally different mindset than the Brit’s, I mean you can’t even get British people to not rush out to petrol stations and drain them dry even though there was no fuel shortage."
If they drained them dry, there was then a shortage.
Listening to the virulent and aggressive screeching of the pump-morons, as the station attendants turn the pumps off, after the drivers get half a dozen 20 litre jerrycans out of the boot, I somehow doubt that we are seeing the best of humanity, or even intelligent people. |
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From my experience working with Danes they tend to be rather healthy, young and old. That may not have a lot to do with infection rates but good health significantly improves outcome once infected. |
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Given they have just lifted restrictions their infection rate is likely to climb.
But as others have said its not a competition and the demographics are vastly different.
In the end you can't defeat a disease like this you can only manage it.
Its a while since I checked the UK stats but infections are not a great guide and most people now can be infected with low impacts on their lives.
But look at the number of daily deaths this week the trend still seems to be getting lower.
Think it was around 200 a day the last time I checked now bouncing around 140s. (not including weekends).
Whilst each death is a tragedy, this is a far better position for society to be in than we were in 12-18 months ago.
Other than fab I rarely think about covid now. Yes occasionally a kid at school has to isolate or a colleague at work. But it is far less frequent than it was.
I would be critical of our initial reaction
Failure to close boarders
Failure to protect the vulnerable
Failure to have the ppe that contingency planning suggested years earlier
However later on the government did get stuff right
Early to get vaccinations out there
Really good take up of vaccines
The furlough scheme beyond even what other socialist governments offered
Firebreak at Xmas
Lifting restrictions (although some would argue a few weeks either side)
So not being political one way or the other they got some right and some wrong. So I would mark us 5 out of 10 at the start, improving to 7 or 8 out of 10 at the end.
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"Given they have just lifted restrictions their infection rate is likely to climb.
But as others have said its not a competition and the demographics are vastly different.
In the end you can't defeat a disease like this you can only manage it.
Its a while since I checked the UK stats but infections are not a great guide and most people now can be infected with low impacts on their lives.
But look at the number of daily deaths this week the trend still seems to be getting lower.
Think it was around 200 a day the last time I checked now bouncing around 140s. (not including weekends).
Whilst each death is a tragedy, this is a far better position for society to be in than we were in 12-18 months ago.
Other than fab I rarely think about covid now. Yes occasionally a kid at school has to isolate or a colleague at work. But it is far less frequent than it was.
I would be critical of our initial reaction
Failure to close boarders
Failure to protect the vulnerable
Failure to have the ppe that contingency planning suggested years earlier
However later on the government did get stuff right
Early to get vaccinations out there
Really good take up of vaccines
The furlough scheme beyond even what other socialist governments offered
Firebreak at Xmas
Lifting restrictions (although some would argue a few weeks either side)
So not being political one way or the other they got some right and some wrong. So I would mark us 5 out of 10 at the start, improving to 7 or 8 out of 10 at the end.
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Can't disagree with a word of this. Very fair, sensible and accurate summary  |
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"They have been using vaccine passports and a lot of antigen testing. We have not done so to the same degree "
This is also not true. No vaccine passports needed to get in anywhere there |
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"Totally different mindset than the Brit’s, I mean you can’t even get British people to not rush out to petrol stations and drain them dry even though there was no fuel shortage."
Yep, the Danes are Danes, the Brits are Brits.  |
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