The NIK audit has revealed serious problems with the implementation of mandatory immunization of children and adolescents. Irregularities in supervision, delayed administrative action and lack of effective education carry the risk of resurgence of infectious diseases.
The Supreme Audit Office has pointed to numerous irregularities in the implementation of mandatory immunization in Poland. Despite the clearly defined tasks of the State Sanitary Inspectorate and primary health care facilities, vaccination rates are falling, and the number of vaccination refusals has increased from 40,000 in 2018 to 87,000 in 2023.
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