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Poland receives 870,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, 88,000 doses of AstraZeneca shot

12.04.2021 12:30
A fresh supply of around 870,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and a separate shipment of about 88,000 doses of the AstraZeneca shot arrived in Poland on Monday, public health officials announced.
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The shipments were transferred to the warehouses of the Government Strategic Reserves Agency, from where they will be distributed to pharmaceutical wholesalers and then to hospitals and vaccination sites across the country, state broadcaster TVP Info reported.

Later this week, Poland expects to receive around 204,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine developed by US drug maker Moderna and a first shipment of 120,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Michał Kuczmierowski, head of the Government Strategic Reserves Agency, told the media.

In all, around 1.3 million doses of various coronavirus vaccines are expected to reach the country this week, Kuczmierowski said.

Around 6,500 vaccination sites are available to citizens as the country rolls out its COVID-19 inoculation programme, according to the prime minister's top aide, Michał Dworczyk, who is spearheading the drive.

(gs/pk)

Source: IAR, PAP, TVP Info