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Over 19.6 million Poles fully vaccinated for COVID-19: gov't data

12.10.2021 11:30
A total of 37,991,723 coronavirus vaccine shots have been administered in Poland so far, including 11,896 over the last 24 hours, officials announced on Tuesday.
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Public health authorities said that 15,728 adverse reactions had been reported among those who received the vaccines by Tuesday morning.

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

As of TuesdayPoland had injected over 19.95 million first doses of COVID-19 vaccines, while more than 19.63 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 Tuesday reported 2,118 new coronavirus infections and 49 more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the country's total number of cases during the pandemic to 2,925,425 and fatalities to 75,918.

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