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Over 20 million Poles fully vaccinated for COVID-19: gov't data

05.11.2021 12:30
A total of 39,299,459 coronavirus vaccine shots have been administered in Poland so far, including 86,004 over the last 24 hours, officials announced on Friday.
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Public health authorities said that 16,002 adverse reactions had been reported among those who received the vaccines by Friday morning.

Meanwhile, a total of 594,507 doses have been wasted in the rollout, according to the Polish health ministry.

As of FridayPoland had injected over 20.3 million first doses of COVID-19 vaccines, while more than 20 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 Friday reported 15,904 new coronavirus infections and 152 more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the country's total number of cases during the pandemic to 3,076,518 and fatalities to 77,547.

Third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were this week made available to all adults in the country.

The booster shot is administered at least six months after full vaccination, using Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines, under rules announced by public health authorities.

Poland's government last month recommended a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers and people over 50.

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

By Friday, a total of 934,429 booster shots had been administered, while 257,209 people with immunity problems had received a third vaccine dose, government data showed.

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Source: IAR, PAP, gov.pl