JSE-listed EPP has joined Poland’s nationwide campaign to promote Covid-19 vaccination by introducing vaccination points and actively promoting vaccination in shopping centres across the country.

Nearly 12 000 people have been vaccinated in five EPP shopping centres so far.

Moreover, the company has donated 160 advertising media opportunities in its buildings free of charge for the national government’s vaccination promotion campaign.

By August 10, over 35-million Covid-19 vaccine doses had already been administered in Poland.

To further intensify its vaccination programme, the country has launched “The Last Straight” campaign, featuring Polish sporting and cultural icons, to boost vaccination numbers.

The campaign highlights that vaccination is the only effective way to prevent another wave of infections and economic limitations.

The programme is part of a joint initiative by the Polish Council of Shopping Centres, the Office of the Prime Minister and the entire shopping centre industry.

As a socially responsible company committed to its local community and the entire retail sector, EPP has lent its weight to the vaccination promotion programme, the company said in a statement.

As a starting point, EPP is providing the opportunity for safe and convenient vaccination at dedicated points organised on free lease space, medical clinics and pharmacies, which are already operating in five of its shopping centres: Pasaż Grunwaldzki in Wrocław, Galaxy in Szczecin, Galeria Młociny in Warsaw, Wzorcownia in Włocławek and King Cross Marcelin in Poznań.

The number of EPP centres with vaccination points is expected to increase in the months ahead.

Vaccination points located in EPP centres are open on days and at hours preferred by customers.

Ultimately, they will all offer the option of vaccination without prior registration to encourage even more people to receive the vaccine. The process follows guidelines prepared jointly by the Office of the Prime Minister and the Polish Council of Shopping Centres.

More than 100 shopping centres in Poland have already declared their participation in the "The Last Straight" campaign.