What vaccinations are compulsory in Poland? [WE EXPLAIN]

Obligation to vaccinate against COVID-19 for medics, teachers and uniformed services – the government wants to introduce such a regulation from March 1. These would not be the only vaccinations that need to be adopted in our country. The list of compulsory vaccinations is relatively long and covers both children and certain professional groups.

1. – We will do everything to ensure that, from March 1, professional groups of medics, teachers and uniformed services can work only when they are vaccinated against COVID-19 – said Deputy Health Minister Waldemar Kraska recently
2. These words refer to the announcement of the introduction of mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus, which would be subject to medics, teachers and uniformed services. We don’t know the details yet
3. However, the vaccination obligation is not new in Poland. He is subject to, inter alia, newborns, infants and adolescents, as well as certain professional groups. What specifically? And what does the refusal of compulsory vaccination involve?
4. More information can be found on the Onet homepage

Compulsory vaccinations against COVID-19. For whom?

On December 7, the government announced that from March 1, medics, teachers and uniformed services employees would be subject to compulsory vaccinations against COVID-19. At the moment, these are the only professional groups that will no longer be able to independently decide whether they want to take the preparation or not.

The document enabling compulsory vaccinations is still in the process of being drawn up, hence it is not known what its full shape will be. However, based on other compulsory vaccinations in Poland, it can be assumed what it will look like in practice.

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Compulsory vaccinations in Poland. Who are they about?

In Poland, newborns, infants, children and adolescents are obligated to vaccinate. They are based on the vaccination calendar. However, not only citizens under the age of 18 have to get vaccinated. This obligation is also imposed on other groups.

They include students of medical faculties, employees of the health care system and veterinary services, as well as people otherwise exposed to infection, including those with specific diseases. This will be explained in more detail below.

What is the risk of the lack of compulsory vaccination in Poland?

There were voices of opposition when the government announced its decision to introduce mandatory COVID-19 immunization for health professionals, uniformed services, and teachers. Parents who are afraid that the preparations given to their children may harm them sometimes avoid the vaccination obligation.

In the event that someone decides not to vaccinate, the clinic is obliged to remind them about the date and encourage them to take the preparation. When this does not work, the facility reports this fact to the County Sanitary and Epidemiological Station. She calls the person for an interview and also tries to get them to vaccinate.

In the case of disagreement with the vaccination, the next step is the imposition of penalties and fines. In total, they cannot exceed 50. zloty.

List of compulsory vaccinations in Poland

In the case of children, vaccinations against:

1. tuberculosis (in the first 2 hours of life) and hepatitis B (in the first 7 hours of life, as well as in the second and XNUMX months of life)
2. rotavirus (between 2 and 6 months of age)
3. against diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus (in 2 months of age, between 3 and 4, between 5 and 6, between 16 and 18, in 6 and 14 years of age, and also after the age of 19)
4. polio (between 3 and 4 months of age, between 5 and 6 months of age, between 16 and 18 months, and also in the age of 6)
5. Hib (at 2 months of age, between 3 and 4 months of age, between 5 and 6 months of age, and also between 16 and 18 months)
6. pneumococcus (at 2 months of age, 4 months of age, and between 13 and 15 months of age)
7. measles, mumps, rubella (between 13 and 15 months, at 6 years old)

Polish law provides for compulsory vaccinations also for people who are particularly vulnerable to infection (due to clinical or epidemiological reasons against:

1. viral hepatitis B: for medical students, people working in the health care system exposed to contact with the virus, as well as having contact with an infected person, as well as patients with advanced kidney disease
2. pneumococcal disease (only for children): after trauma or with a defect of the central nervous system, HIV-infected, after transplantation, with chronic heart disease, immunological and hepatological diseases, with kidney disease, diabetes, chronic lung diseases. The obligation also applies to premature babies
3. chickenpox (only for children): immunocompromised, with acute leukemia, HIV-infected, before chemotherapy, in care centers, family orphanages or nursing homes

A separate category are post-exposure vaccinations, i.e. vaccinations resulting from possible contact with the pathogen. This is about vaccination against:

1. diphtheria
2. tetanus
3. rabies

In the case of medics, seasonal vaccination is also recommended against the influenza virus, as well as against chickenpox, meningococcus, measles, mumps and rubella. In addition, it is also recommended to vaccinate against hepatitis A. Employees of neonatal departments and those in contact with young children are also recommended to vaccinate against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis.

In the case of adults, all compulsory and recommended vaccines apply only to those who did not take the preparations in childhood.

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4. Scientists concerned. They discovered an “invisible” version of the Omicron
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