Prognosis
Doctor Who Espoused Sex Helped Denmark Weather Covid Storm
- Health adviser gained prominence for broaching awkward topic
- Denmark offers a model for building public trust in vaccines
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Weeks into the pandemic, Soren Brostrom gained international prominence for discussing a topic few health officials dared to broach: casual sex and Covid.
Brostrom, who heads the Danish Health Authority, had no qualms telling the media that singles needn’t be celibate -- he outlined the risks without discouraging intimacy, which he said was natural. The former gynecologist’s frank pragmatism has helped his agency maintain an enviable level of public support even while navigating tough decisions, like breaking with other nations to halt the roll out of AstraZeneca Plc’s vaccine in March.