FabSwingers.com forum: Denmark

By *igNick1381 OP Man
over a year ago

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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.

The above was posted about an hour ago, the i news

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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Denmark is more vaccinated... The UK's 84 is of adult. It's c 70 of population. Denmark is c 75

I don't think that's it tho.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Danes are an intelligent race and they enjoy their own personal space. They naturally socially distance.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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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By *ovebjsMan
over a year ago

Bristol

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.

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By *heNaturistCoupleCouple
over a year ago

crewe

"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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By *ngel696969Woman
over a year ago

Farnworth

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

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By *igNick1381 OP Man
over a year ago

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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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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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By *orset.JMan
over a year ago

Weymouth

They have been using vaccine passports and a lot of antigen testing. We have not done so to the same degree

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By *igNick1381 OP Man
over a year ago

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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 "

Some solid antibidy testing over here would be useful

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m off to Denmark working in a couple of weeks.

As far as I’m aware no restrictions provided I have had both jabs.

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple
over a year ago

Coventry

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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By *scobar67Man
over a year ago

glasgow

Denmark don't have Boris Johnson running ( trying to) run their country

A guy who went to a covid ward shook hands with patients and ended up with the virus!!

Bawbag Johnson

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By *uckandbunnyCouple
over a year ago

In your bed

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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By *heshbifellaMan
over a year ago

Nantwich

"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.

Can't disagree with a word of this. Very fair, sensible and accurate summary

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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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By *izandpaulCouple
over a year ago

merseyside

"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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