Effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccination in Poland

Karol Madoń and Piotr Lewandowski

No 01/2022, IBS Policy Papers from Instytut Badan Strukturalnych

Abstract: COVID-19 vaccines have proven highly effective in protecting against serious disease and death. Yet despite their introduction, Poland’s COVID-19 mortality rate remains high. This results from Poland’s lower vaccination rate compared to other EU countries – especially among people aged 70 or more who are at the highest risk from COVID-19.Vaccinating people aged 70+ is a much more effective method of lowering COVID-19 mortality rates than vaccinating people of working age. Increasing vaccination rates in the former age group would noticeably lower COVID-19 mortality in Poland. However, this would require an intensification of support efforts on a local level, including providing the elderly with comprehensive assistance in the vaccination process.

Keywords: covid-19; pandemic; vaccination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14 pages
Date: 2022-01
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