In the last season, between 7 and 9 percent were vaccinated against influenza. Poles - accurate data is difficult to obtain because the number of doses distributed from RARS resources is not fully known. During the Flu & COVID-19 Meeting, experts did not hide their fear that such a good result, although clearly different from the rest of the highly developed countries, will not be repeated next season, because the Ministry of Health is ending the "experiment" of free vaccines on a larger scale.
In the season 2022/2023, according to the ministry's announcement, only vaccinations for the oldest seniors (75+) and pregnant women will be free. The pharmacy refund is to be maintained, but there will be no free vaccinations for healthcare workers or teachers, and - even more so - free vaccinations for all adult Poles. The latter decision is partially understandable - the ministry decided to open access to vaccinations so widely when the warehouses of RARS were full of influenza vaccines a...
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