Doctors urge to prepare epidemic strategy for autumn

Although recent weeks have brought a calming of the epidemic situation in Poland, it is necessary to prepare for a possible return of coronavirus in the autumn, doctors appeal. Among the necessary actions before a possible next wave of Covid-19, they mention complementary vaccination, also among refugees from Ukraine, rebuilding the testing system, and implementing oral therapy against Covid-19 on the Polish market, especially in high-risk groups. This will make it possible to shift the burden of treating this disease from hospitals to homes and primary care, according to the report "Diagnostic and therapeutic pathway of a patient with Covid-19 in Poland."

"Our preparation for the fall is important because we don't know what will happen then, what the pandemic will continue to be, and whether a new mutant will emerge. What needs to be done before the fall? First of all, supplement the vaccinations, because still in Poland fifty-something percent of the population has been vaccinated with this basic scheme and only every third adult Pole has taken the booster dose," Professor Krzysztof J. Filipiak, MD, cardiologist, Rector of Maria Sklodowska-Curie Medical University in Warsaw, President of the Polish Society for Progress in Medicine Medicine XXI.

In terms of population vaccination, Poland is at the tail end of Europe. At least one dose was received by 60 percent of the population, two doses – by 59.5 percent (less than 20 million), while the EU average is 75.4 percent and 72.7 percent, respectively. Less than 12 million Poles received a booster dose. This is roughly one-third of the population, while the EU average is over 50 percent (Ministry of Health and COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker data). 

(Newseria)