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Over 37 million COVID-19 shots administered in Poland: gov't data

22.09.2021 10:45
A total of 37,007,048 vaccine shots have been administered in Poland so far, including 26,371 over the last 24 hours, officials announced on Wednesday.
Polish Deputy Health Minister Waldemar Kraska.
Polish Deputy Health Minister Waldemar Kraska.Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak

Public health authorities said that 15,391 adverse reactions had been reported among those who received the vaccines by Wednesday morning.

Meanwhile, a total of 391,290 doses have been wasted in the rollout, according to the Polish health ministry.

As of WednesdayPoland had injected over 19.67 million first doses of COVID-19 vaccines, while almost 19.28 million people had been fully inoculated, health ministry data showed.

The tally includes two-dose vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca as well as Johnson & Johnson's one-shot vaccine.

Poland on Wednesday reported 882 new coronavirus infections and 20 more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the country's total number of cases during the pandemic to 2,899,888 and fatalities to 75,523.

The government on Tuesday recommended a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers and people over 50. Deputy Health Minister Waldemar Kraska told reporters the booster shot would be administered at least six months after the second shot.

Earlier people with compromised immune systems were advised to receive a third dose of the vaccine.

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Source: IAR, PAP, gov.pl