Health minister on third dose of coronavirus vaccine

Poland has told the European Commission that it will join a joint purchasing mechanism for third doses of the coronavirus vaccine, the country's health minister said on Monday. "We are protecting the interests of Poles by entering into negotiations," Adam Niedzielski said at a press conference. "We have made a declaration to the European Commission that we want to participate in this joint purchasing mechanism and that we will make further decisions based on the results of clinical trials."