Free COVID-19 vaccination now also covers influenza, and the age limit for the adjuvanted influenza vaccine is lowered
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om gratis vaccination mod influenza og covid-19 til visse persongrupper
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- The Regional Council provides free vaccination against COVID-19 and now also against influenza.
- The age limit for the adjuvanted influenza vaccine has been lowered from 70 to 69 years.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 October 2026.
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The Regional Council provides free vaccination against COVID-19 and now also against influenza. Previously, free vaccination only covered COVID-19. Free vaccination against COVID-19 and now also against influenza also applies to the group covered by Section 1(2).
The age limit for the adjuvanted influenza vaccine has been lowered from 70 to 69 years. Age is calculated as of 20 December at the latest in the year the vaccine is given.
People who turn 65 years old by 20 December at the latest in the vaccination year remain among those to whom the Regional Council provides free vaccination. Pregnant women in their 2nd or 3rd trimester remain covered by the offer of influenza vaccination. Pregnant women from the 1st trimester are offered influenza vaccination if the doctor assesses that they are at risk of a serious course of influenza. The vaccination must still be carried out by an authorised health professional or by a person who vaccinates under the health professional's responsibility.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 29 September 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 30 September 2026
- In force · 1 October 2026