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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…

From today we can buy Primacovid tests in Biedronka

From today we can buy Primacovid tests in Biedronka

Produced by the Swiss PRIMA Lab, the COVID-19 test is available in the Biedronka shop chain from today. According to the information provided, the accuracy of the Primacovid test is over 98%. What will we check with Primacovid? The Primacovid test offered by Biedronka is a so-called serological test. This means that it allows to…

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…

COVID-19 vaccine will leave Polish factory in autumn?
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COVID-19 vaccine will leave Polish factory in autumn?

The confusion surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine caused by the suspension of its supply to Europe has affected the vaccination schedule in our country. Pfizer informed about production limitation due to modernisation of production lines, which affected Monday’s delivery. At the moment, it is known that the Polish producer of medicines – Polfa Tarchomin – is…

COVID-19 vaccination situation in Poland

COVID-19 vaccination situation in Poland

The first COVID-19 vaccination in Poland was carried out on 27 December. Within two and a half weeks, nearly 260,000 people had already been vaccinated, 37 of whom had adverse post-vaccination reactions (NOP). It is for some of these that a Compensation Fund is to be set up, the Minister of Health announced yesterday. More…

Second phase of recruitment of medical entities vaccinating against COVID-19 is in progress
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Second phase of recruitment of medical entities vaccinating against COVID-19 is in progress

On 18 December 2020, the second phase of recruitment of medical entities vaccinating against COVID-19 started. By the end of this year, vaccination points in every municipality in Poland are to be secured. Recruitment of therapeutic entities vaccinating against COVID-19 is underway From 18 December, for four days, the recruitment of entities vaccinating against COVID-19…

FDA: Pfizer is authorised to distribute the vaccine for COVID-19

FDA: Pfizer is authorised to distribute the vaccine for COVID-19

The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus continues to spread around the world. However, there is one good message. Indeed, on Friday, the first company obtained official marketing authorisation for the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. This is about Pfizer and BioNTech preparation. FDA authorises the marketing of the first vaccine for COVID-19 “On 11 December 2020, the…