In 2021, 61 percent of Poles surveyed responded that they had been vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19) with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, 22 percent had been vaccinated with AstraZeneca, and 12 percent with Moderna. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

The number of COVID-19 vaccination doses administered per 100 people in Poland rose to 146 as of Oct 27 2023. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Poland Coronavirus Vaccination Rate.

The rate of fully vaccinated residents in Poland amounted to roughly 57 per 100 people in January 2023.

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Vaccination against COVID-19 in Poland began on December 28, 2020. The largest age group that has been vaccinated is the 61-70 age group as of January 2023.

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In 2021, more than 60 percent of Poles were against mandatory vaccination against COVID-19.

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Four out of 10 Poles stated that they had been vaccinated against flu in the past. In 2020, every third person intends to be vaccinated against the flu, and more than half of Poles against COVID-19 when the opportunity arises.

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Total people vaccinated against Covid in Poland, March, 2023 The most recent value is 22900000 total people vaccinated as of March 2023, no change compared to the previous value of 22900000 total people vaccinated. Historically, the average for Poland from December 2020 to March 2023 is 18132242 total people vaccinated. The minimum of 47600 total people vaccinated was recorded in December 2020, while the maximum of 22900000 total people vaccinated was reached in December 2022. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Since healthcare professionals (HCPs) play a critical role in shaping their local communities' attitudes toward vaccines, HCPs' beliefs and attitudes toward vaccination are of vital importance for primary prevention strategies. The present study was designed as a cross-sectional survey-based study utilizing a self-administered questionnaire to collect data about COVID-19 vaccine booster hesitancy (VBH) among Polish HCPs and students of medical universities (MUSs). Out of the 443 included participants, 76.3% were females, 52.6% were HCPs, 31.8% were previously infected by SARS-CoV-2, and 69.3% had already received COVID-19 vaccine booster doses (VBD). Overall, 74.5% of the participants were willing to receive COVID-19 VBD, while 7.9 and 17.6% exhibited their hesitance and rejection, respectively. The most commonly found promoter for acceptance was protection of one's health (95.2%), followed by protection of family's health (81.8%) and protection of community's health (63.3%). Inferential statistics did not show a significant association between COVID-19 VBH and demographic variables, e.g., age and gender; however, the participants who had been previously infected by SARS-CoV-2 were significantly more inclined to reject the VBD. Protection from severe infection, community transmission, good safety profile, and favorable risk-benefit ratio were the significant determinants of the COVID-19 VBD acceptance and uptake. Fear of post-vaccination side effects was one of the key barriers for accepting COVID-19 VBD, which is consistent with the pre-existing literature. Public health campaigns need to highlight the postulated benefits of vaccines and the expected harms of skipping VBD.

If given a choice, every second Pole would choose Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, with vaccines from Russia and China the least trusted. However, every fifth did not want to select any of the listed vaccines.

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Over 40 percent of Poles do not want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 because the vaccines were developed too quickly and are not sufficiently tested. Seventeen percent of the respondents will not be vaccinated against the coronavirus because they will not get the flu vaccine. Fifteen percent of the population who do not want to be vaccinated believe that a healthy lifestyle is replacing the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

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Official reports on COVID 19 VSEs in Poland published by the National Sanitary Inspectorate

In 2021, one in two parents in Poland with children over age 12 intended to vaccinate them against COVID-19.

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Vaccination against COVID-19 is making progress globally, but vaccine doses remain a rare commodity in many parts of the world. New virus variants mean that updated vaccines become available more slowly. Policymakers have defined criteria to regulate who gets priority access to the vaccination, such as age, health complications, or those who hold system-relevant jobs. But how does the public think about vaccine allocation? To explore those preferences, we surveyed respondents in Brazil, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the United States from September to December of 2020 using ranking and forced-choice tasks. We find that public preferences are consistent with expert guidelines prioritizing health care workers and people with medical preconditions. However, the public also considers those signing up early for vaccination and citizens of the country to be more deserving than later-comers and non-citizens. These results hold across measures, countries, and socio-demographic subgroups.

Reports on mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine side effects downloaded from the official websites of the Republic of Poland and National Sanitary Inspectorate in January-February 2021

The EU is considering introducing a special passport for the vaccinated. This would allow, among other things, freedom of travel. More than half of Poles supported the introduction of such passports. In contrast, a definite "no" to such a solution said more than 43 percent of respondents in April 2021.

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As of January 18, 2023, Portugal had the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Europe having administered 272.78 doses per 100 people in the country, while Malta had administered 258.49 doses per 100. The UK was the first country in Europe to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for widespread use and began inoculations on December 8, 2020, and so far have administered 224.04 doses per 100. At the latest data, Belgium had carried out 253.89 doses of vaccines per 100 population. Russia became the first country in the world to authorize a vaccine - named Sputnik V - for use in the fight against COVID-19 in August 2020. As of August 4, 2022, Russia had administered 127.3 doses per 100 people in the country.

The seven-day rate of cases across Europe shows an ongoing perspective of which countries are worst affected by the virus relative to their population. For further information about the coronavirus pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

BackgroundExposure to the SARS-CoV-2 activates two forms of active immunity: natural appearance after infection and vaccine induced immunity.MethodsWe have conducted a retrospective analysis the serum concentration of IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in the population of Poznan University Clinical Hospital (PH) and Miedzyrzecz Hospital (MH) from 2021 to 2023.ResultsIn the entire study population (n = 3,104), as well as in the PH (n = 1,746) and MH (n = 1,358) groups, no significant differences in age (p = 0.1455) or BAU/ml values (p = 0.7874) between women and men were found. Significant differences were observed between the 18–35 and 36–60 age subgroups compared to the >60 age subgroup in the entire study population (p = 0.0022; p = 0.0001) and the PH group (p = 0.0176; p = 0.0003). In the MH group, significant differences were seen between the 18–35 and 36–60 age subgroups (p = 0.0305), as well as between the 18–35 and >60 age subgroups (p = 0.0050). A positive correlation was found between the number of infections and the number of tests conducted in each study group (R = 0.59, p = 0.0016).ConclusionThe concentration of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies is significantly higher in individuals over 60 years old compared to those in the 18–35 and 36–60 age groups. The correlations between age and antibody levels were significant but weak, suggesting that age should not be considered the main factor in predicting the immune response after vaccination or COVID-19 infection. Both women and men presented a similar immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 during the pandemic. Additionally, the number of infections within a specific time period influenced the number of individuals tested for anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.

The data collection consists of 40 qualitative interviews with Polish migrant essential workers living in the UK and 10 in-depth expert interviews with key stakeholders providing information and support to migrant workers in the UK. All migrant interviews are in Polish. Six of the expert interviews with key stakeholders are in English and four are in Polish. Fieldwork was conducted fully online during the Covid-19 pandemic between March and August 2021, following the third UK-wide Covid-19 lockdown. Restrictions were still in place in some localities. Interviews took place shortly after the end of the transition period concluding the UK’s European Union exit on 1 January 2021. All Polish migrant worker interviewees entered the UK before 1 January 2021 and had the option to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.

The objectives of the qualitative fieldwork were to: 1. To synthesise empirical and theoretical knowledge on the short- and long-term impacts of COVID-19 on migrant essential workers. 2. To establish how the pandemic affected Polish migrant essential worker's lives; and expert interviews with stakeholders in the public and third/voluntary sector to investigate how to best support and retain migrant essential workers in COVID-19 recovery strategies. The project also involved: - co-producing policy outputs with partner organisations in England and Scotland; and - an online survey to measure how Polish migrant essential workers across different roles and sectors were impacted by COVID-19 in regard to health, social, economic and cultural aspects, and intentions to stay in the UK/return to Poland (deposited separately to University of Sheffield). Key findings included significant new knowledge about the health, social, economic and cultural impacts of Covid-19 on migrant essential workers. Polish essential workers were severely impacted by the pandemic with major mental health impacts. Mental health support was insufficient throughout the UK. Those seeking support typically turned to private (online) services from Poland as they felt they could not access them in the UK because of language or cultural barriers, lack of understanding of the healthcare system and pathways to mental health support, support being offered during working hours only, or fear of the negative impact of using mental health services on work opportunities. Some participants were in extreme financial hardship, especially those with pre-settled status or those who arrived in the UK during the pandemic. The reasons for financial strain varied but there were strong patterns linked to increased pressure at work, greater exposure to Covid-19 as well as redundancies, pay cuts and rejected benefit applications. There was a tendency to avoid applying for state financial support. These impacts were compounded by the sense of isolation, helplessness, or long-distance grief due to inability to visit loved ones in Poland. Covid-19 impacted most detrimentally on women with caring responsibilities, single parents and people in the health and teaching sectors. The most vulnerable Polish migrant essential workers - e.g. those on lower income, with pre-existing health conditions, restricted access to support and limited English proficiency - were at most risk. Discrimination was reported, including not feeling treated equally in the workplace. The sense of discrimination two-fold: as essential workers (low-paid, low-status, unsafe jobs) and as Eastern Europeans (frequent disciplining practices, treated as threat, assumed to be less qualified). In terms of future plans, some essential workers intended to leave the UK or were unsure about their future place of residence. Brexit was a major reason for uncertain settlement plans. Vaccine hesitancy was identified, based on doubts about vaccination, especially amongst younger respondents who perceived low risks of Covid-19 for their own health, including women of childbearing age, who may have worries over unknown vaccine side-effects for fertility. Interview participants largely turned to Polish language sources for vaccination information, especially social media, and family and friends in Poland. This promoted the spread of misinformation as Poland has a strong anti-vaccination movement.

COVID-19 has exposed the UK's socio-economic dependence on a chronically insecure migrant essential workforce. While risking their lives to offset the devastating effects of the pandemic, migrant workers reportedly find themselves in precarious professional and personal circumstances (temporary zero-hours contracts, work exploitation, overcrowded accommodation, limited access to adequate health/social services including Universal Credit). This project will investigate the health, social, economic and cultural impacts of COVID-19 on the migrant essential workforce and how these might impact on their continued stay in the UK. It will focus on the largest non-British nationality in the UK, the Polish community, who - while employed across a range of roles and sectors - are overrepresented in lower-paid essential work. We will use this group as an illustrative case study to make wider claims and policy recommendations about migrant work during the pandemic. Using a mixed-methods approach, we will conduct: an online survey to map COVID-19 impacts; in-depth qualitative interviews to establish how the pandemic has affected worker's lives; and expert interviews with stakeholders to investigate how to best support and retain migrant essential workers in COVID-19 recovery strategies. The results will generate the first comprehensive UK-wide dataset on the experiences of migrant essential workers against the backdrop of COVID-19. The research, co-produced with partner organisations (Polish Expats Associations, Fife Migrants Forum, PKAVS Minority Communities Hub and Polish Social and Cultural Association), will generate a policy briefing, a toolkit for employers in the essential work sectors, information resources for migrant workers, alongside media and academic outputs.