Vaccination scandal in Poland – EU

A hospital in Warsaw has come under fire for vaccinating Polish celebrities and politicians against COVID-19, sparking widespread outrage and launching a government investigation, BTA reported, citing AFP.

In Poland, mass vaccination started on December 27, but according to the government’s plan, only health workers should be vaccinated in the first place. However, the Warsaw University Medical Center announced last week that it had vaccinated 18 cultural celebrities who would be ambassadors in the vaccination campaign. The hospital said it had administered a total of 432 doses of vaccine: 300 to healthcare workers and 132 to their families and patients. The list also includes some politicians.

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Local celebrities vaccinated include actress Maria Severin, 45, singer Michal Bayor, 63, and television journalist Eduard Mishchak, 65. It became known after former Prime Minister Leszek Miller, who is a patient at the hospital, tweeted a photo of his health card, showing that he was vaccinated on December 30. In other parts of the country, local politicians, including the ruling Law and Justice Party, have come under fire for getting vaccinated without their turn.

On Saturday, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told the state news agency PAP that there was no justification for the rape, which he said was a “real scandal.” Government spokesman Peter Mueller announced today that the government has launched an investigation into these cases. Sanctions can be imposed in the form of fines and disciplinary sanctions, he added.

Poland is expected to start vaccinating the elderly, teachers and the military later this month. The vaccine will be available to the rest of the population of 38 million. Today it was officially announced that just over 50,000 people have been vaccinated in Poland so far, and 2.9 million are expected to be vaccinated by the end of March.