Pandemic diary – August 2021 notes

Tuesday, 3 August 2021
4 million deaths officially reported worldwide. Had it been 40 million, few would have cared anyway.

Sunday, 8 August 2021
500,000 coronavirus tests per 1,000,000 citizens have been conducted in Poland, the lowest number in the EU, 15% lower than Bulgaria which is the runner-up in this nefarious ranking.

Thursday, 12 August 2021
In Greece the number of new inflection (7-day average) is the highest since the onset of the pandemic (or testing has become more widespread).

Saturday, 14 August 2021
In several European countries attacked by the delta variant, the wave seems to be over. Look at the new infection numbers in the Netherlands, Portgual, Malta, Spain. Hope the trend is sustainable.

Monday, 16 August 2021
Delta wave hits its high in France, with over 23,000 (7-day average) new confirmed infections.

Monday, 23 August 2021
The Federal Drug Agency issues an unconditional approval for the Pfizer vaccine. Looking forward to the same step being taken by the EMA.

Wednesday, 25 August 2021
50% of Poland’s population have received at least one dose of a vaccine (in my calculation I assume the population of my country is 38,160,000, therefore I declare it 4 days later than other observers do).

Friday, 27 August 2021
New inflections reach their peak in Italy. Hope they do not increase considerably, since we have booked flight to Rome in early October.

Saturday, 28 August 2021
Podkowa Leśna is the first gmina in Poland, where more than two-third of residents (including children less than 12) have been fully vaccinated. Thumbs up, hats down!

Tuesday, 31 August 2021
And a customary month-end report, of the sluggish pace of vaccinations in Poland.

1. Vaccine uptake in age groups

2. Vaccination status in the entire population of Poland