Minister Michał Dworczyk said in RMF FM that so far 48 percent. adults registered or vaccinated with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. What are the consequences of this?
- From December 27, 2020, vaccination of the society against COVID-19 has been taking place in Poland
- To date, more than 16 million doses of vaccines have been administered. Over 4 million Poles are fully vaccinated
- It turns out, however, that only 48 percent at the moment. Poles took the first dose or it is planned
- More information can be found on the Onet homepage.
Less than half of Poles have been vaccinated against COVID-19
Less than half of Poles are vaccinated or will receive an injection in the near future, the coordinator of the National Immunization Program reported. The low rate should be worrying, as experts have long repeated that as much as 80-90% of vaccination should be vaccinated to achieve population immunity. Poles.
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The statistics look slightly better for the seniors group. The politician informed that 74 percent. Poles over 70 years of age were vaccinated with the first dose or registered for vaccination with the first dose, which will take place in the coming weeks. – These data in the group of 70-79 years are better than in the group of 80-89 – he added.
As for young people who can register for vaccination from Monday, only 10% have benefited from it so far. entitled. It is about 70 thousand. young people.
Minister Dworczyk emphasized that we still have to remember about people who contracted COVID-19 and thus gained immunity, but, as he emphasized, it is not enough to say that we will gain herd immunity.
Dworczyk reiterated that now we are moving from the time when the greatest challenge was access to vaccines, to the period when the most important thing would be to persuade Poles to vaccinate.
Such a low interest in vaccinations against COVID-19 in Poland may result in the restrictions and lockdowns being prolonged, as we will not be able to control the pandemic.
Authors: Grzegorz Bruszewski / PAP, Medonet Editorial Office
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