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
I came back to Poland and to Zabrze like home - said the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson during a visit to the Silesian Center for Heart Diseases in Zabrze.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
Millions of blood tubes have been secured by the United Kingdom following a warning of shortages. The British Medical Association (BMA) had said shortages across hospitals and GP surgeries were "severe" and "even the most clinically important blood tests may be at risk" if the NHS did not reduce usage.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
For the first time since March 9, the daily number of registered deaths from Covid-19 in the UK has exceeded 200, and the number of people on respirators for the first time since March 15 is above 1,000, according to data released yesterday.more
Wizz Air will require all crew to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Jabs - or regular antigen/PCR testing in special cases - for all crew will be required by December 1.more
A total of 36,286,614 vaccine shots have been administered in Poland so far, including 46,320 over the last 24 hours, officials announced on Wednesday.more
Bulgaria has the highest death toll from Covid-19 among EU countries. There has been a 95% increase in deaths over the past week - up to 37 people per million inhabitants.more
The Irish Cabinet has agreed on a plan that would effectively end most Covid-19 restrictions by 22 October. The cabinet said the easing of rules is dependent on 90% of adults being vaccinated and Covid-19 cases remaining manageable.more
The Polish government has adopted a draft act amending the act on health care services financed from public funds. The changes will include access to healthcare for Poles in the United Kingdom.more
Almost 700,000 jobs have been entered into the NHS vaccination system. corrections. In many cases, this led to situations where some people were unable to get the coronavirus pass because information about double vaccination had disappeared from the registry.more
Today, the EU has reached a crucial milestone with 70% of the adult population now fully vaccinated. In total, over 256 million adults in the EU have now received a full vaccine course.more
60.8 percent of parents of school-age children have vaccinated them or want to vaccinate them against Covid-19, according to a study commissioned by Nationale-Nederlanden.more
The number of new Covid cases reported in Scotland has hit another record high of 7,113. The figure tops the previous high of 6,835 which was recorded on Friday.more
President Joe Biden appeared to sleep in his chair during a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a bizarre video circulating online.more
A resident of the Italian Piedmont, who fell ill with Covid-19 and was hospitalized in a serious condition without being vaccinated, apologized to the medical staff in a letter after recovering. "I thought I didn't need the vaccine, I was wrong," admitted the 40-year-old.more
People infected with the Delta variant of Covid-19 carry twice the risk of needing to be treated in hospital than those with the Alpha strain, a study has suggested.more
The army does not want to see unvaccinated people in its ranks, and those who already serve in it may find it difficult to advance, reports Rzeczpospolita.more
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced that it is investigating a contamination incident reported in Japan in the production of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine and its possible impact on batches shipped to the EU.more
