COVID-19 vaccinations have been suspended in many places. As of September 1, there are no vaccines available vaccines against coronavirus. They have remained only in a few pharmacies and only a few pieces. Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Health Wojciech Konieczny warns that the peak of the wave of coronavirus infections will come in mid-October.
There is a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines
New deliveries should hit the market in October. – The agreements are being finalized. The main deliveries of these vaccines will appear in October, and we are making some efforts to ensure that some of them also appear in September – the deputy minister informed at the end of August. This is to be the next generation of vaccines, appropriate for the latest mutation of the virus.
Poland, however, has fallen behind, because other European countries already have such vaccines. – Other countries already have a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), because there was a central purchase, and we had to organize a separate tender. The only company that has an approved vaccine did not participate in this tender – she explained on air Polsat News Minister of Health Izabela Leszczyna.
Will Latvia make up for Polish deficiencies?
Those responsible for this state of affairs things Law and Justice. Previous government he was supposed to withdraw from EU central purchases of vaccines. Now the ministry is trying to reverse this problem. – I am in contact with the Minister of Health of one of the EU countries, it is about Latvia, and we will buy vaccines, and we will receive these vaccines, so that they will be available in September – she announced.
According to Izabela Leszczyna, COVID-19 has become a seasonally recurring disease, which is why we may see a renewed increase in cases in the autumn season. On the other hand, most people should get through it as standard (similar to the flu). – However, the vaccine is important, necessary – the minister emphasized nevertheless. If the shipment reaches Poland in September, priority for vaccination will be given to seniors and people with reduced immunity.