To begin with, at the stroke of midnight on Monday, those born in 1962 were allowed to register to receive a vaccine.
Each day after that until April 24, people born from 1963 to 1973 will be able to follow suit, with registration progressively expanding to include more age groups.
People can send a text message to sign up for a shot. They can also go online to register or call a 989 vaccination hotline to schedule an appointment.
Direct reservations at vaccination sites are possible, but officials have advised people against visiting in person to limit the risk of exposure.
On Monday, 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 are scheduled to arrive in Poland, Michał Kuczmierowski, head of the Government Strategic Reserves Agency, told reporters.
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, Kuczmierowski said.
In all, nearly 1.3 million doses of various coronavirus vaccines are expected to reach the country this week, according to officials.
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.
Michał Dworczyk, the man in charge of Poland's COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Photo: PAP/Aleksander Koźmiński
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Source: IAR, PAP
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