@3asAbird
Yep, J&J was dropped from the main vaccination program too. This was actually a much bigger deal - we'd ordered more J&J than any other vaccine. But it also became clear that it wouldn't arrive in big quantities early enough to be a major part of the initial vaccination drive anyway.
FT have it right - the vaccination calendar is scheduled for the last group (35-39 year olds) to get their second dose by the end of August.
Danes don't seem to have the same resistance to the COVID passport thing - in fact it's been in play here for several weeks already. Everything is so digital and centralized here anyway, we have our.. "person number" which I suppose is like your NI number, and we use it for... everything. Banking, applying for stuff, doctor, year cards to aquariums and zoos. Having our vaccinated status whacked on top just doesn't feel like a big deal.
The Indian variant is present here, but there doesn't seem to be any hotspots of it like you have in Bolton etc. I'm hoping that some of the latest findings in the UK might turn out true - it's looking like while it is more contagious than the UK variant, it's nothing like the 50% more originally feared.
I'm not sure how it'll spin out with the travelling here, but it had better be ok by next year because I'm getting married and would like my extensive UK family to be here for it!
Some of the mink farmers want to start up again. They got a massive settlement but I guess it's what they know. Personally I'd be happy to see the end of that industry.