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Over 37.7 million COVID-19 shots administered in Poland: gov't data

06.10.2021 11:15
A total of 37,708,589 coronavirus vaccine shots have been administered in Poland so far, including 39,512 over the last 24 hours, officials announced on Wednesday.
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Public health authorities said that 15,667 adverse reactions had been reported among those who received the vaccines by Wednesday morning.

Meanwhile, a total of 503,673 doses have been wasted in the rollout, according to the Polish health ministry.

As of WednesdayPoland had injected almost 19.9 million first doses of COVID-19 vaccines, while more than 19.55 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 2,085 new coronavirus infections and 33 more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the country's total number of cases during the pandemic to 2,914,962 and fatalities to 75,774.

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

In late August, people with compromised immune systems were advised to receive a third dose of the vaccine.

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Source: IAR, PAP, gov.pl