COVID-19. The best and the least vaccinated communes in Poland. One thing stands out

The Delta variant is spreading around the world, threatening with another wave of infections. Doctors and politicians appeal to Poles to vaccinate against COVID-19. How are we doing? About 40 percent are fully vaccinated. of us. On the website gov.pl you can check where Poles vaccinate most willingly and where it is the least likely. One thing clearly stands out.

1. It is estimated that in the case of COVID-19, population immunity should work if 60-75 percent of the population is immune. the population will become immune
2. At the moment, the full cycle of vaccination against COVID-19 is behind approx. 39,5 percent. of us
3. The best vaccinated commune in Poland is Podkowa Leśna (Mazowieckie Voivodeship), which can boast an immunization rate of 57,5 percent. The lowest statistics are recorded in the commune of Czarny Dunajec (Małopolskie Voivodeship) – 12,8 percent.
4. When looking at the detailed vaccination statistics in Poland, a characteristic thing catches the eye
5. More current information can be found on the Onet homepage.

Vaccinations as a way to control the Delta variant

There is more and more talk about the threat of the Delta variant and the next wave of COVID-19 infections. – According to all mathematical models, the increases in Poland will start at the end of August or September, reaching a maximum at the end of September or October – said an expert of the Supreme Medical Council, Dr. Paweł Grzesiowski recently in Gazeta Wyborcza.

We are not defenseless before the Delta mutation – we have vaccines. Hence the appeals to Poles to vaccinate and not to miss the second dose. It is known that complete vaccination against COVID-19 works against the Delta variant, at least preventing the serious course of the disease. – Vaccines protect against the effects of infection with the Delta variant – reminds Dr. Grzesiowski, emphasizing that this mutation affects the unvaccinated groups the most.

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Meanwhile, interest in vaccinations is declining. – Generally, we are dealing with the exhaustion of the number of applicants – said the Minister of Health on 9 July. While on June 3, the daily number of vaccinations amounted to a record 620,8 thousand, now it is at least half as much (and, for example, on July 10, 241 thousand vaccinations were reported).

Meanwhile, the fight to obtain herd immunity (also known as population or herd immunity) continues. It is estimated that in the case of COVID-19, population immunity should work if 60-75 percent of the population is immune. of the population will become resistant (there are also voices that in the case of the more infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus, the threshold of herd immunity may be as high as 90%).

Vaccinations against COVID-19. The best and the worst vaccinated communes in Poland

At the moment, the full cycle of vaccination against COVID-19 is behind approx. 39,5 percent. of us (data by ourworldindata.org for July 9). When we look at the details, it turns out that there are places on the map of Poland, and more specifically municipalities, where the percentage of fully vaccinated people significantly exceeds 50%, and there are also places where even 13% have not been vaccinated. Where is the best and where is the worst?

The information published on gov.pl shows that the best vaccinated commune in Poland is Podkowa Leśna (Mazowieckie Voivodeship), which can boast an immunization rate of 57,5 percent. Second in order is the commune of Warsaw – 56,5 percent. fully vaccinated, the third place is occupied by the commune of Wrocław – 54 percent.

At the opposite extreme, there are three municipalities in Małopolska from the Nowy Targ County. The lowest number of fully vaccinated persons was registered in the communes: Czarny Dunajec – 12,8 percent, Lipnica Wielka – 12,9 percent. and Szaflary – 14 percent

Referring to these data, the Nowy Targ starost, Krzysztof Faber, emphasized that L.The number of vaccinated people may actually be higher, because many people from these communes are still registered in Poland, but live and work abroad, and have been vaccinated there. – If someone gets vaccinated, for example, in the United States, our statistics do not include him – said the starost of Nowy Targ.

Vaccinations against COVID-19. “Contrast between western and eastern Poland”

One thing stands out when looking at the detailed vaccination statistics in Poland. This is clearly visible on the map published on social media by “Extreme Cartography”. It was developed by Szymon Pifczyk on the basis of the above-mentioned data from gov.pl (taking into account the percentage of people vaccinated with at least the first dose).

“The contrast between western and eastern Poland is clearly visible – and, what is interesting, also among city dwellers,” comments “Extreme cartography”.

The map shows, and it is not surprising, that the largest agglomerations, especially Warsaw and the surrounding area, excel in vaccination.

“However, it is worth noting that the small Radziejów in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship is also among the most vaccinated communes – all that remains is to follow!” – we read on «Extreme Cartography». Let us add that this municipal commune is eighth in the ranking with a result of 52,4 percent. fully vaccinated population.

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