The Ministry of Health has begun issuing e-registration referrals for a third round of “booster” vaccinations for all people over 50 years of age and healthcare professionals who have direct contact with patients. Referrals will be automatically issued by PESEL number when six months have elapsed after the final dose of each vaccine.
People who received the single-dose Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine during the primary immunization process are eligible for the booster dose. The Ministry of Health announced previously that booster doses would be administered using the Comirnata Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, regardless of the previous vaccination type.
As of September 23, GPs may issue direct referrals for specific groups of people in the absence of an automatic e-referral. Certain individuals, including those with severe immunodeficiency issues, may already register online by entering vaccination information for a third dose.
For those traveling, the additional booster shot will not affect the validity of the current EU COVID passport.
Source: Radio Gdańsk, Ministerstwo Zdrowia
The Ministry of Health reported 813 new coronavirus infections and 14 COVID-related deaths on Friday, with 33 new cases in Pomerania.
Similar to other EU countries, the number of coronavirus infections has been steadily increasing over the past month, as the weather cools and people move indoors.
Last Friday (September 17), the Ministry of Health reported 652 new infections, and two weeks ago (September 10), the figure was at 528. The vast majority, or over 90%, of the over 1200 (1258) people currently hospitalized in Poland with complications related to COVID are unvaccinated.
Information on where and how to register for vaccination or booster shots is available here: https://radiogdansk.pl/wiadomosci/item/120322-gdzie-na-pomorzu-mozna-zaszczepic-sie-przeciw-covid-19-sprawdz-wykaz-miejsc.
Source: Radio Gdańsk
Members of Radio Gdańsk were at the Youth Gala of the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia last night to bestow the “Golden Applause” award on the film “Hyacinth” by Piotr Domalewski.
The “Golden Clapper” or “Golden Applause” award has been awarded annually since 1994 to the film, which receives the most prolonged applause at the event.
This year’s winner, “Hyacinth,” a crime thriller about a serial killer in the 1980s, was applauded for a grand total of eight minutes and one second. Second place went to the film “Sonata” (7 minutes, 36 seconds) by Bartosz Blaschke, and third place to the docu-comedy “Najmro. He loves, steals, and respects” by Mateusz Rakowicz (5 minutes, 4 seconds).
The award was presented by the artistic director of Radio Gdańsk, Konrad Mielnik.
The 46th annual Polish Film Festival wraps up in Gdynia today with a formal gala and awards ceremony later this evening.
Source: Radio Gdańsk
Polish tennis players dominated the scene yesterday, paving the way for a chance to advance to the finals of their respective competitions today.
Iga Świątek advanced to the semifinals of the Ostrava Open tennis tournament in the Czech Republic with a straight-set win over Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina yesterday.
The 20-year-old Pole, currently ranked world No. 6 by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), saw off the Kazakh player 7-6, 6-2 in their quarterfinal clash on Friday.
The Polish tennis star will face Maria Sakkari of Greece today at 14:00 CEST for a place in the championship match.
Hubert Hurkacz also reached the semifinals of the men’s singles at the Moselle Open tennis tournament in the French city of Metz, with a 7-6 6-3 win over Britain’s Andy Murray on Friday.
The 24-year-old Polish player, who is world No. 13 and the top seed in Metz, will now face Germany’s Peter Gojowczyk for a place in the championship match, set for today at 14:00 CEST.
Hurkacz will have an additional chance at a trophy in the men’s doubles competition after his singles match, as he and countryman Jan Zieliński compete against Finland’s Henri Kontinen and Japan’s Ben McLachlan for a spot in the finals. The doubles match is set to begin at 16:40 CEST this evening.
Source: Radio Poland, sport.pl
Weather
Today will start out mostly cloudy but warm, with skies clearing a bit later in the day as a strong breeze continues blowing from the west-northwest. Temperatures will peak around a high of 17°C, or 63°F, cooling off overnight to a low of 9°C or 49°F. Tomorrow is set to be partly cloudy and warm with little chance for rain, with some additional sunshine on Monday to start out the week.
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