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«We are doing everything we can to increase availability of flu vaccination. According to the manufacturers’ declarations, we are sure that 1,8 million vaccines will be delivered to Poland, and we are working on new ones. We have a very realistic prospect for another 200 » – said Minister of Health Niedzielski, announcing the autumn strategy of combating COVID-19. These plans were sharply criticized by the immunologist and infection expert Dr. Paweł Grzesiowski. «2 million doses = 5,2% vaccinated population – it’s grotesque »- he wrote on Twitter.
- Adam Niedzielski presented on Thursday the strategy regarding the autumn fight against COVID-19. Flu vaccination is one of the cornerstones
- Head of the Ministry of Health: we have confirmed readiness to supply nearly 1,8 million vaccines, we are working on new ones. In fact, we have a very realistic prospect for another 200. so as to reach the number of 2 million
- Dr. Grzesiowski on Twitter: «It’s very sad 2 million doses = 5,2 percent. vaccinated population – it’s grotesque »
Adam Niedzielski presented on Thursday the strategy regarding the autumn fight against COVID-19. The head of the health ministry emphasized that the autumn period will be a challenge due to the overlapping and difficult to distinguish diseases – influenza, upper respiratory tract infections and COVID-19. «We have to prepare for some specific fall conditions. The strategy is a response to this specificity “, he said at a press conference held on 3 September, stressing that it would be a” living “strategy, that is, one that would be adapted to the development of the situation.
Niedzielski emphasized that the foundation in the fight against the coronavirus are preventive actions – mainly compliance with the DDM principle, i.e. disinfection, distance and masks, as well as flu vaccinations. «We have an overlap period. The more people get vaccinated, the lower is the risk of symptoms overlapping or simply having the flu »- he assessed.
The head of the health ministry assured that the government would try to do everything to ensure that the number of vaccines available to Poland was as high as possible. «We are currently ready to supply nearly 1,8 million vaccines, and we are working on new ones. In fact, we have a very realistic prospect for another 200. so as to reach the number of 2 million, which it seems that compared to previous years, it would already be a guarantee of an increase in vaccination coverage in relation to the one that was implemented »- emphasized Niedzielski. As he informed, the first vaccines are already in the wholesalers and will certainly be distributed at the end of September. “And here it is very important that we maintain such a preventive attitude and carry out vaccinations” – emphasized the Minister of Health.
Dr. Grzesiowski: «2 million doses = 5,2 percent vaccinated population – it’s grotesque »
Dr. Paweł Grzesiowski, Ph.D., an immunologist and infection expert, criticized the likely number of ordered flu vaccines. >> »We are doing everything we can to increase the availability of influenza vaccination. According to the manufacturers’ declarations, we are sure that 1,8 million vaccines will be delivered to Poland. Ultimately, it is supposed to be 2 million »- said Minister Niedzielski. It is very sad 2 million doses = 5,2 percent. vaccinated population – it’s grotesque << - commented on Twitter.
He developed this statement in “Fakty po Faktach” on TVN24. – If it is true that only two million flu vaccines will reach Poland, then we have nothing to start with a broad vaccination program. This is ten times less than what is actually needed, he emphasized.
In his opinion, we should not care about maintaining the vaccination level from last year. Paweł Grzesiowski also argued that to increase this level we need 20 million doses of vaccines.
In the last 10 flu seasons, the flu vaccination level has ranged between 3,26 and 4,12 – this is the highest result in the previous season. Compared to other European countries, this is dramatically little.
– In Poland, 3-4 percent are vaccinated against flu. citizens. In Germany, for example, it is over 73 percent. – said in an interview with Medonet prof. related dr hab. med. Krzysztof Simon, head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Medical University in Wrocław, provincial consultant in the field of infectious diseases for the Lower Silesia Province.
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In “Fakty po Faktach”, Dr. Grzesiowski noted that too few vaccines were “the fault of the minister” Adam Niedzielski. – He has been in his position for several days. Government orders for vaccines are made at the May level at the latest. Therefore, someone else is responsible for not taking this action, not making at least an attempt to increase the supply of vaccines to Poland – he explained. – You can’t make a flu vaccine in a few days, and neither does it grow on trees. You can’t suddenly set new targets for producers. We can therefore speak of a complete failure of the flu vaccination program before it even appeared and before the program started – assessed the expert.
Prof. Krzysztof Simon: let’s get vaccinated!
In an interview with Anna Zimny-Zając as part of the #GośćMedTvoiLokony series, the Chief Sanitary Inspector Jarosław Pinkas said: – For my part, I can appeal to everyone to get vaccinated against the flu, in order to prevent the accumulation of two viruses [SARS-CoV-2 and influenza – ed. .red]. And the decision to vaccinate is entirely on our side.
The head of the GIS emphasized that all people with chronic diseases should be vaccinated against influenza, as well as those who are dialyzed, stay in care and treatment facilities, are in long-term care, have cardiological problems, have acute coronary syndromes. (the entire interview with the Chief Sanitary Inspector, Dr. Jarosław Pinkas, MD, PhD)
Prof. Krzysztof Simon recommends getting vaccinated also against pneumococci: – The main manifestation of COVID-19 is interstitial pneumonia. In addition, pneumococcal superinfection can occur. So it is better not to risk that one pneumonia will be overlapped by the other and therefore it is worth getting vaccinated against pneumococci. Or it could be that someone gets the flu and then COVID-19 or vice versa – and that’s a misfortune. In addition, in patients with impaired immunity, and it is estimated that there are about 1 million of them in Poland, both diseases can occur simultaneously. Therefore, let us vaccinate ourselves! – he appeals.
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