Denmark seems to fall short of goal

Denmark seems to have failed to reach its target of 90% of people over the age of 12 having been vaccinated twice by Oct. 1 as the latest official figures show 84.9% have gotten both shots. The latest official figures by Danish Health Authorities show that 4,366,235 people have gotten both shots.

Those who have gotten the first shot 4,453,321 people - represent 86.6% of those over the age of 12. The vaccine is voluntary and free of charge in Denmark, which on Sept. 10, declared that it no longer considers COVID-19 as "a socially critical disease" because of the large number of vaccinations. All restrictions have since been removed.

The Scandinavian country has a total population of 5.8 million. As COVID-19 deaths rise, vaccine foothold in Bosnia.

Vietnam will lift the lockdown in its largest city on Friday, ending nearly three months of restrictions on movement to curb a coronavirus surge. People in Ho Chi Minh City will be able to leave their homes, but the government will still enforce social distancing and travel in and out of the city will be controlled. The delta variant infected 770,000 people and killed over 19,000 in three months, with Ho Chi Minh City accounting for the majority of deaths.

Vietnam is speeding up vaccinations by prioritizing big cities and squeezing the shots into a shorter timeframe to get both doses into more people. Almost half of Ho Chi Minh City's adults have received both shots, while Vietnam's overall vaccination rate is low.

County jails across New Mexico are contending

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a with a high-risk environment for COVID-19 infection at the same time that many more beds are filling with inmates. County governments' association attorney Grace Philips warned legislators on Wednesday that overall coronavirus vaccination rates among staff at county detention centers are lower than the statewide average 61% versus about 71% for adults in general.

Inmates are far less likely to be vaccinated as they arrive in increasing numbers at county detention facilities. The statewide county jail population has increased by more than a quarter since May 2020. A second hospital in Alaska is beginning to ration health care as the state deals with a spike in coronavirus cases. Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corp. in Bethel announced the move Wednesday as it reported it is operating at capacity.

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Anchorage, which is the state's largest hospital, has already been rationing care. Coronavirus infections in Alaska have risen 42% in the last week. The president of the Bethel region hospital says it did everything possible to delay rationing but had to take the step.

Hospital CEO Dan Winkelman is urging "every resident of the Yukon-Kuskokwim region to get vaccinated, wear a mask in indoor public areas, and social distance." He warns that "this is our last stand against this virus." Victoria state in Australia has reported 1,438 new coronavirus cases - almost 500 more than the previous high set a day just earlier.

Australia's second-most populous state on Thursday also reported five more deaths from COVID-19 in the latest 24hour period. Victoria on Wednesday reported 950 new infections and a daily record of seven deaths.