Compulsory vaccinations against COVID-19 could seriously exacerbate the situation, which in turn would adversely affect the entire vaccination process. This means that such action would do more harm than good, assessed yesterday the head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Michał Dworczyk.more
Children will be able to overrule their parents and get the coronavirus vaccine if they are deemed “competent” to do so, a minister revealed on Sunday.more
The European Medicines Agency announced on Monday that it has started evaluating an application for the use of a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer / BioNtech six months after the second dose in adults 16 years of age and older.more
The total number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the UK has already exceeded 7 million, and the last million have been detected in a month, according to statistics released yesterday.more
The recovery in the labor market is still visible, recruitment of employees is not hindering, and in most industries employers have learned to function in a pandemic, inform recruitment companies in Poland. Representatives of the tourism, catering and hotel industries feel less confident.more
"You cannot invoke freedom to avoid vaccination, because it equates to a license to endanger the health of others," indicated Italian President Sergio Mattarella. He called getting vaccinated against Covid-19 "a civic and moral obligation."more
Vaccine certificates will begin in September in England to be required not only in nightclubs, which was previously announced, but also in other large venues and mass events - announced the British Deputy Minister of Health Nadhim Zahawi today.more
Approximately 4.5 million patients died from Covid-19, but according to the model used by the Economist, the global death toll may be from 15.2 million to 18.1 million people. The pandemic continues to undercut economic growth, notes the British weekly.more
In Turkey, 116-year-old Ayse Karatay recovered from the coronavirus infection, reported her son Ibrahim. Turkish Demiroren agency reports that the woman is one of the oldest people in the world to beat Covid-19.more
The British Guardianship Court has ruled that a woman who suffered permanent brain damage and paralysis from the neck down after coronavirus infection could be disconnected from life-support equipment, British media reported.more
Over 80 percent US residents over the age of 16 are somewhat immune to the coronavirus. This is mainly the result of vaccinations, CNN reported, citing the results of research by the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).more
80 percent of Italians support the idea of introducing mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 - this is the result of a poll presented today by the daily La Repubblica. Currently, this requirement applies to health professionals, and the government plans to extend it significantly.more
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced yesterday that it is investigating the risk of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS) following vaccination against Covid-19 with Pfizer following the onset of the disease in a 17-year-old boy in Denmark.more
The government believes there is a "strong case" for offering Covid jabs to healthy 12-15 year-olds, a source has told the BBC, as it awaits advice from the UK's chief medical officers. On Friday vaccine experts did not recommend a rollout as the benefits on health grounds alone were "marginal".more
Anti-vaccination protestors clashed with police as they tried to storm the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Four officers were injured during chaos unfolding in central London, the Metropolitan Police has said.more
The highest number of new coronavirus infections in a month and a half - 42,076 - was detected in the last 24 hours in the UK, it was reported yesterday. There were also 121 new deaths due to Covid-19.more
The problem with anti-vaccines is escalating in Canada. British Columbia's Prime Minister John Horgan condemned the latest developments in the province where anti-vaccines blocked access to hospitals in many cities.more
18,860,734 people in Poland are fully vaccinated, i.e. with two doses of preparations from Pfizer / BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca, or with a single-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, reported today on government websites.more
The third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine for approx. 500,000 people announced by the British government people with weakened immune systems is independent of the planned booster dose, it explained.more
Amid fears of a rise in COVID-19 infections, the government has been accused of a "hit and hope" strategy over the return of pupils, as many safety measures to combat the spread of coronavirus in schools have been eased.more
A record number of 23 million Italians spending their holidays in the country was recorded in July and August, the local Tourism Federation said. That's 5 million people more than two years ago, before the pandemic. At the beginning of this year's season, such a result was not expected.more
Two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and Moderna prevent coronavirus infection 95%, while one dose is 48% effective. - estimated Japanese scientists. Their preliminary findings are described by the NHK station.more
Vaccination with a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine against the elderly and those suffering from comorbidities began in France on Wednesday. This action is needed to compensate for the decreasing effectiveness of the preparation over time.more
Vaccination against Covid-19 is slowing down in the Netherlands. At present, the country has the lowest number of injections of any European Union country - data from the Our World in Data portal show.more
Before the end of September, Scotland will introduce vaccine certificates, which will be a condition for entering nightclubs and many mass events, announced the head of the Scottish government, Nicola Sturgeon.more
