Sunday 3 October 2021

Pandemic diary - September 2021 notes

Wednesday, 1 September 2021
The school year begins. Nearly everyone hopes things shape up well, but too few people take precautions so that things go well. I fear the delta wave has begun in earnest in Poland.

Tuesday, 7 September 2021
The delta wave reaches it peak in Israel, with more than 10,000 new infections per day confirmed. The country has begun to give out the third dose of Pfizer vaccine to fully vaccinated adults. This helps contain the pandemic (with hindsight – new infections have fallen by more than 50% within 3 weeks since then).

Thursday, 9 September 2021
Looking at pandemic figures in highly-vaccinated countries, one easily notices the pandemic retreats in Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Italy and in several other countries where more than 60% of the population have been vaccinated.

Saturday, 11 September 2021
50% of Poland’s population fully vaccinated (way too little).

Friday, 17 September 2021
Two-third of all residents of Warsaw (including children below 12) fully vaccinated. The capital of Poland ranks third in Poland in terms of full vaccine uptake.

Tuesday, 21 September 2021
The government approval application of the third dose of any mRNA vaccine for health-care staff and everyone aged 50+. Waning protection has become a matter of fact and quite probably smart folks will face a necessity to get jabs twice a year until this mess is brought under control.

Wednesday, 29 September 2021
More than 1,000 new infections on one day reported for the first time since 27 May 2021. In 2020 a four-digit figure was first reported on 19 September.

Thursday, 30 September 2021
And 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

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