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Medexpress message summary - November 7, 2022
Published Nov. 7, 2022 09:58
The Sejm on Friday evening passed the amendment to the act on the Medical Fund - without a single vote of opposition. Twelve deputies, including the Confederation, abstained. One of the main points of the amendment is the addition of a new category of services that will be able to be financed by the Medical Fund: genetic tests in the population of patients under 18 years of age with rare and oncological diseases. The amendment also raises the limits of expenses, including expenses on drugs, and makes it possible to finance vaccinations included in the PSO as recommended vaccinations (it concerns vaccinations against HPV). More about the changes to the act on Medexpress.pl
- There is nothing more important in the health care system than human resources - wrote the Minister of Health Adam Niedzielski on Twitter. The head of the Ministry of Health recalled that the number of places in medical faculties increased by over 40 percent. compared to the 2015/2016 academic year. “This academic year we have guaranteed 10,815 places in medicine and medicine and dentistry. This is 3,265 places more than in the 2015/2016 academic year and 500 more than last year, ”wrote Adam Niedzielski in his entry. However, before universities educate new doctors, actions are needed to solve the staffing problems that we are already struggling with. The way out of these problems is to be doctors from abroad.
Pfizer and BioNTech begin Phase I research on an mRNA-based combination vaccine to protect against influenza and COVID-19. The vaccine dose was already given to the first participant in the US. The study is to assess the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of the preparation. The vaccine candidate combines a quadrivalent mRNA-based influenza vaccine from Pfizer, currently in Phase III clinical trials, and a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine that protects against the Omikron variant. The study is conducted in the United States. It is to cover 180 healthy volunteers aged 18 to 64 years. The observation period for each subject will be a total of six months.
The Association of County Hospitals of the Śląskie Voivodeship is launching the BLACK POLISH AUTUMN campaign. Black posters on hospital doors and black-painted windows are a call for help to patients whose management and hospital teams are asking to sign a petition to the minister of health. It is related to the critical financial situation of the institutions. We write more about the case on Medexpress.pl
