WARSAW, Poland—Poland’s Health Ministry said Tuesday that the March 1 deadline for full vaccination of teachers and so-called uniformed services is being pushed back indefinitely because it cannot be met.
You can get there without a vaccine, but Poland does have some vaccine mandates, much like many other countries. https://t.co/HniMwnwQsN
— Amanda (@Amanda07165215) February 7, 2022
Last year the government said teachers, medics, police, armed forces, and the firefighters need to be inoculated by March 1 if they want to perform their jobs.
But Health Ministry spokesman Wojciech Andrusiewicz said the deadline cannot be kept under the current pace of vaccination and the requirement remains in force only for medical staff.
Poland is going through the pandemic’s fifth wave, with almost 36,000 new cases and almost 290 COVID-19-related deaths reported Tuesday. Some 57 percent of the population of 38 million is fully vaccinated.
Tens of thousands of people in Poland have defied Covid-19 restrictions to protest against a new high court ruling that imposes a near-total ban on abortion. https://t.co/eP11ZEiL1F pic.twitter.com/I0DfUZhjbj
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 28, 2020
Poland joins the global protest this weekend against the new medical police state. pic.twitter.com/zQyaPnVcKc
— Aaron Ginn (@aginnt) December 6, 2021
Massive protest in Poland against mandatory vaccines. pic.twitter.com/WEJq6y9yle
— daisymay4263 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 (@daisymay4263) August 8, 2021
A near-total ban on abortion has taken effect in Poland and triggered a new round of nationwide protests. https://t.co/AqAJsSdOU1 pic.twitter.com/tSGmKoerUx
— ABC News (@ABC) January 29, 2021