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Paid vaccinations for COVID-19 in the autumn?

Paid vaccinations for COVID-19 in the autumn?

The idea is controversial, but there are many indications that such a scenario is feasible. There are also many voices claiming that the government wants to encourage people delaying the COVID-19 vaccination to get vaccinated as soon as possible. This is because currently 16.97 million people in Poland have been vaccinated, 80% of whom are…

Pharmacies can submit applications to vaccinate against COVID-19
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Pharmacies can submit applications to vaccinate against COVID-19

In mid-June 2021 Voivodship Departments of the National Health Fund began accepting applications from pharmacies that want to join the National Vaccination Program.   Pharmacists will vaccinate against COVID-19 In mid-June 2021, pharmacies wishing to participate in the National Immunization Program can submit their applications electronically to the Provincial Branches of the National Health Insurance…

BreFence: Rapid breath test for COVID-19
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BreFence: Rapid breath test for COVID-19

Despite the positive news about vaccines for COVID-19, screening is still large-scale, so companies are working on more improvements. In May, the BreFence breath test was approved in Singapore. Breathonix reports that the total time from breath sample collection to results is less than 60 seconds. The device in question, which works in a somewhat…

Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna will increase the production of COVID-19 vaccines

Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna will increase the production of COVID-19 vaccines

Thanks to the adoption by the Committee for Medicines for Human (CHMP) belonging to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), two recommendations in April 2021 will increase the production capacity and supply of each of the companies producing vaccines against COVID-19. We are talking about the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna. Acceleration of production and a new production…

COVID-19: vaccination in pharmacy from May

COVID-19: vaccination in pharmacy from May

The increasing number of severe cases of COVID-19 patients is placing a significant burden on medical facilities in Poland. The defeat of the pandemic is to ensure the universality of vaccinations. Therefore, Universal Vaccination Points, drive-thru centres are being set up in Poland, and the government is also announcing vaccination in pharmacies and workplaces. We…

Is the end of the COVID-19 pandemic possible in five months’ time?

Is the end of the COVID-19 pandemic possible in five months’ time?

According to the announcement, by the end of August, every willing Polish citizen is to receive the vaccination for COVID-19. In the second half of April, the vaccine for COVID-19 of the fourth company – Johnson & Johnson (J&J) – will come to Poland. This is to greatly facilitate the implementation of the National Vaccination…

Pfizer tests the world’s first anti COVID-19 pill
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Pfizer tests the world’s first anti COVID-19 pill

Pfizer is launching a phase 1 trial of a new oral antiviral drug against SARS-COV-2. The drug for COVID-19 in a tablet, named PF-07321332, was developed in the US. Candidate for an effective drug to prevent COVID-19 Pfizer, which launched the first approved COVID-19 vaccine in the US, is now conducting a clinical trial of…

Mabion to produce a vaccine against COVID-19 Novavax?
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Mabion to produce a vaccine against COVID-19 Novavax?

Mabion may become the first company on the Polish biotechnology market to actively produce the Sars-Cov-2 coronavirus vaccine. The company announced in early March the signing of a framework contract for the production of a technical batch of antigen for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate NVX-CoV2373. Mabion and support of Polish Development Fund Mabion concluded an…

Poland to resell vaccines against COVID-19
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Poland to resell vaccines against COVID-19

Deputy Health Minister Maciej Miłkowski said that Poland will resell 4 million of the 20 million vaccines purchased from AstraZeneca. The vaccines are to be resold to countries outside the European Union (EU).   Poland buys 20 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines Deputy Health Minister Maciej Miłkowski announced that Poland will resell 4 million of…