Poland 10th in world in terms of full vaccination against Covid-19

Poland is currently second in the European Union and 10th in the world in terms of the percentage of the population that received two doses of vaccines against Covid-19, according to the Oxford University's ‘Our World in Data’ ranking.

The officially published data show that 4.2 percent of Poland had fully vaccinated by Friday. population. In the European Union, only Malta (8.7 percent) has a better result, while in Europe – Serbia (10.9 percent), Norway (4.6 percent; as of March 11), and Switzerland (4.3 percent, until March 10).

The definite world leader is Israel, where both doses of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine – the only one used there – have already been adopted by 47.7 percent of the population. It is followed by the United Arab Emirates (22.1 percent), Bahrain (12.5 percent), and the USA (11 percent). The top ten also include a leader in South America, Chile, where 9.3 percent of residents are fully vaccinated.

Denmark (4.2 percent) and Hungary (4.1 percent) are right behind Poland, although the data from these countries are from Monday. In Africa, Morocco is the leader (4 percent).

The UK would be in the lead, but the policy of postponing the second dose for at least 12 weeks means that only 2.3 percent of residents have received full vaccination so far. At the same time, more than 1/3 of the inhabitants of the Islands (34.9 percent) received at least one injection, which is the third result in the world.

In terms of the total number of doses administered per 100 inhabitants, Poland ranks 9th in the EU (11.9). The EU leader is Malta (26.5), ahead of Hungary (17.7) and Denmark (14.3). At the end of the EU rate are Bulgaria (4.9), Latvia (5.1), and Croatia (6.5). In the world, Israel (107) is also first in this category, followed by the UAE (65.9) and the United Kingdom (37.2). 

(PAP)