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President Andrzej Duda signed an act on the creation of a compensation fund

On January 4, 2022, the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, signed the Act of December 17, 2021 amending the Act on preventing and combating infections and infectious diseases in humans and certain other acts.

Jan. 5, 2022
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Daily report: 17,196 new and confirmed cases

The health department announced: We have 17 196 new and confirmed cases of infection #koronavirus from voivodships: mazowieckie (2601), Lesser Poland (2174), Silesian (2047), Greater Poland (1714), Lower Silesia (1297), Pomeranian (1157), łódzkiego (1063), Zachodniopomorskie (912), kujawsko-...

Jan. 5, 2022
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We are facing a demographic catastrophe. The CSO publishes the report

The Central Statistical Office published the report "Demographic situation in Poland until 2020. Deaths and mortality".

Jan. 4, 2022
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2 billion for pediatric hospitals. Recruitment for the competition is starting

On January 3, 2022, as part of the Medical Fund (Strategic Infrastructure Subfund), a call for proposals for strategic projects consisting in the construction, reconstruction, modernization or retrofitting of medical entities providing services for children (competition no. SIS.01.PED.2021)....

Jan. 4, 2022
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There is a "Draft Strategy of the State Pharmaceutical Inspection for 2022-2025"

The Main Pharmaceutical Inspectorate submitted for consultation the draft strategy of the State Pharmaceutical Inspection. The Pharmaceutical Inspection Strategy is an initiative of the Chief Pharmaceutical Inspector aimed at the development of effective supervision over the manufacture and sale...

Jan. 4, 2022
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UOKiK

Is the supply of hospital IT systems in breach of competition law?

The President of UOKiK, Tomasz Chróstny, initiated explanatory proceedings in this matter. The employees of the Office received the court's consent to search the premises of several IT companies. Assisted by the police, they searched the premises of three entrepreneurs. The information from the...

Jan. 4, 2022
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Daily report: Over 430 deaths and 11,670 infections

The health department informed: We have 11 670 new and confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from provinces: Masovian (1690), Lesser Poland (1122), Lower Silesia (1096), Silesian (1086), Greater Poland (1034), Łódź Province (835), Pomeranian (737), of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (687),...

Jan. 4, 2022
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We already have fluron and delmicron!

In Israel, the first case of influenza (known as flurona), i.e. simultaneous infection with the influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2, has been confirmed. The double infection occurred in a woman who had not been vaccinated against the Sars-Cov-2 virus or the flu.

Jan. 3, 2022
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Ombudsman's report on the effects of the pandemic. What was done wrong?

The Ombudsman prepared a report summarizing the time of the pandemic. What was done wrong and how to correct it?

Jan. 3, 2022
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Changes in the Economic Commission

The Economic Commission was joined by: Łukasz Kucharenko and Sylwia Kacprzykowska. In turn, Mirosław Markowski, a representative of the National Health Fund, is no longer a member of the European Commission. The Economic Commission is a team that conducts price negotiations with pharmaceutical...

Jan. 3, 2022
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The Ministry of Health will check the effectiveness of the use of spirometers as part of POZ and AOS

The Regulation of the Minister of Health on a pilot program in the use of electronic spirometers in primary health care and outpatient specialist care was sent to the announcement.

Jan. 3, 2022
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Shorter validity periods for covid passports. What about a booster dose?

The validity of EU COVID Certificates is changing. The new regulations enter into force in February.

Jan. 3, 2022
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Daily report: 6,422 new cases of ecoronavirus infection

The health department informed: We have 6,422 new and confirmed cases of ecoronavirus infection from provinces: Małopolski (980), Mazowieckie (969), Silesian (815), Greater Poland (563), Pomeranian (469), Lower Silesia (466), Zachodniopomorskie (339), Lodzkie (273), Kujawsko-Pomorskie (260),...

Jan. 3, 2022
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Health Minister on a catastrophic scenario

Over 3,000 deaths a week, 86 per million inhabitants - the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland is primarily a "great extinction". Despite this context, great New Year's Eve events, including the "New Year's Eve" in Zakopane organized by TVP, were held on Friday without any problems, and epidemiologists...

Jan. 3, 2022
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Coronavirus: Latest data from the Ministry of Health

The health department informed: We have 7 179 new and confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from provinces: Masovian (1131), Silesian (925), Greater Poland (765), Lesser Poland (764), Lower Silesia (624), Pomeranian (555), Łódź Province (360), of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (312), West...

Jan. 2, 2022
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Daily report: We have 12,032 new cases of coronavirus infection

The health department informed: We have 12,032 new and confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from provinces: Mazowieckie (1718), Lesser Poland (1276), Silesian (1218), Greater Poland (1121), Lower Silesia (1109), Pomeranian (776), Lodzki (746), West Pomeranian Voivodeship (720), of the...

Jan. 1, 2022
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Anna Gołębicka: Welcome to the dentist world

Polish health care has not been in such a difficult moment yet. And it is not about access to world knowledge, modern procedures or technologies. The world we lived in just disappears before our eyes.

Dec. 31, 2021
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Daily report: 13,601 new cases of coronavirus infection and 638 deaths at year-end

The health department provided the latest information on the epidemic: We have 13,601 new and confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from provinces: Masovian (1824), Silesian (1643), Lesser Poland (1462), Greater Poland (1434), Lower Silesia (1037), Pomeranian (892), Lodzkie (874),...

Dec. 31, 2021
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3 reasons for the high number of deaths according to Adam Niedzielski

The Minister of Health, Adam Niedzielski, when asked why the number of deaths infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is so high in Poland - another over seven hundred were recorded on Thursday - pointed to three, in his opinion, the most important causes of the tragic statistics. - It is not...

Dec. 31, 2021
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There is a bill on the modernization of hospitality

According to the promise made by the minister of health on Thursday morning, the bill on the modernization of hospitals has been submitted to public consultations. - This is a day that will go down in the history of hospitality - said Adam Niedzielski at the Children's Memorial Health Institute.

Dec. 31, 2021
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Johnson's "Booster" effective against Omicron

A study by South African scientists has shown that a booster dose of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccines is also highly effective against the new variant of the coronavirus Omikron. This is another formulation (after the AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna vaccines) that has had such results.

Dec. 30, 2021
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Italy tightens rules for travelers

The Italian government has introduced an obligation to show a valid COVID-19 test for travelers from the European Union. This means that even vaccinated people will not be able to enter the country without first being tested.

Dec. 15, 2021
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Will President Andrzej Duda thwart the government's plans to vaccinate against COVID-19?

During the Cabinet Council, Andrzej Duda said that he is a staunch opponent of compulsory vaccinations, "compulsory solutions". Meanwhile, both the Medical Council and the Minister of Health are considering making vaccinations compulsory for certain professional groups and giving employers the...

Aug. 30, 2021
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Let the walls go up

I look forward to the moment when, after reading the next legislative draft prepared by the Ministry of Health, I will be pleased to say that it is a good project.

April 20, 2021
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Short Vademecum

I have received information that the National Health Fund intends to abandon the use of the electronic health insurance card and to stop issuing it from April this year. Well, another decision that spoils the healthcare system. I am slowly getting used to the idea that the teams of "good change"...

Feb. 17, 2021
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On the footsteps of a Boxer horse

The fact that we have fewer infections and that our mortality is several times lower than in Italy, Spain, France and other countries of Western Europe is not due to the ministry, but it results from the fact that this is how these phenomena proceed in all countries of Central Europe and Eastern.

June 23, 2020