When will the fourth dose of the vaccine be available to everyone? Minister Adam Niedzielski today tweeted the approximate date.
From 22 July, people over 60 years of age and those with reduced immunity, provided that they are over 12 years old, can sign up for the fourth dose of the vaccine (the so-called second booster dose). The so-called the second booster dose could be vaccinated by people 80 years of age and older.
Many younger people were waiting to be informed when the fourth dose would be available to them as well.
«The indications are that the 4th dose for the wider population, at least 18+, will be available at the beginning of September»- wrote Adam Niedzielski on Twitter today.
Adam Niedzielski also informed that 750 people have already signed up for the fourth dose. people from 60+ and 12+ groups with reduced immunity. «As many as 300 thousand of them took the vaccine »- we read in the minister’s entry.
Fourth dose for seniors
On July 27 and 28, people who have been referred for a second booster dose of vaccination against COVID-19 and have not yet registered for vaccination, received an SMS from the Ministry of Health. It encourages people aged 60+ and 12+ with immunity disorders to register for the vaccination.
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Organizations recommend a second booster
Let us remind you that the long-awaited decision on the fourth dose for people 60+ was announced on July 11. On that day, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) officially recommended a second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines to people aged 60 to 79 years. – We are seeing rising rates of COVID-19 cases and a growing trend of admissions to hospitals and intensive care units, mainly due to the BA.5 sub-option. Omikron, said ECDC director Dr. Andrea Ammon, announcing the decision.