COVID-19 VACCINES: THE POLISH INFORMATION SPACE. INTERIM REPORT NUMBER 4
COVID-19 Vaccines: Polish information space using the example of articles published by Onet.pl, Wp.pl, Interia.pl, Wpolityce.pl, Gazeta.pl in the period between 21 June and 4 July 2021.
Below are presented the partial results of the monitoring conducted by the Center for Propaganda and Disinformation Analysis as a part of the “Covid-19 vaccines in Polish- and Russian-language online media outlets: specifics and correlation between them in Polish and Russian information spaces” project and implemented during the period of 10 May – 29 August 2021.
Source: Own elaboration, Center for Propaganda and Disinformation Analysis
Source: Own elaboration, Center for Propaganda and Disinformation Analysis
Main topics:
- Introduction of European Union’s digital Covid Certificate in Poland starting 1 July 2021 and the instructions for its use;
- Slower vaccination rate and information on empty vaccination centers in Poland (Dolnośląskie: Punkty szczepień gotowe. Turystów brak, Interia Wydarzenia, 30.06.2021);
- Report on the lowest number of infections in more than a year;
- Cancellation of AstraZeneca’s use in Australia;
- Speculation about a possible connection between getting vaccinated with Pfizer and Moderna and myocarditis;
- Suspicions that Chinese (Indonezja: Zmarło co najmniej 20 lekarzy. Byli zaszczepieni chińskim preparatem, Interia Wydarzenia, 25.06.2021) and Russian vaccines might be less effective;
- Waste of unused vaccines due to the passing expiration date;
- The announcement of the fourth wave of the pandemic in Poland;
- Cross vaccination – ensuring high efficiency of combining doses of different companies (Szczepienia krzyżowe są skuteczniejsze. Niemieccy eksperci zalecają łączenie preparatów, Gazeta.pl, 03.07.2021).
Conclusions:
Due to the season of the analyzed time frame, the news was largely dominated by topics related to easing restrictions in public places and the so-called “vaccine tourism” and entry regulations for travelers.
Polish news sites consistently denied conspiracy theories created by anti-vaccination movements. An example is the refutation of an argument of higher mortality rates due to the delta variant among vaccinated people compared to the unvaccinated ones (M. Raducha, Antyszczepionkowcy w błędzie. Wariant delta dużo groźniejszy dla niezaszczepionych, Interia Wydarzenia, 30.06.2021).
Author: Raffaella Margaryan
Editorial supervision: Marta Kowalska
Graphic layout: Katarzyna Rogala
READ THE FULL REPORT: The article is part of the report: “COVID-19 vaccines in Polish- and Russian-language online media outlets: specifics and correlation between them in Polish and Russian information spaces”, which we are about to publish soon.
See related:
- COVID-19 Vaccines: Polish information space in the period between 10 May and 23 May 2021
- COVID-19 Vaccines: Polish information space in the period between 24 May and 6 June 2021
- COVID-19 Vaccines: Polish information space in the period between 7-20 June 2021
- COVID-19 Vaccines: Polish information space in the period between 5-18 July 2021
- COVID-19 Vaccines: Polish information space in the period between 19 July and 1 August 2021
- COVID-19 Vaccines: Polish information space in the period between 2-15 August 2021
- COVID-19 Vaccines: Polish information space in the period between 16-29 August 2021
The publication is part of the report: “COVID-19 vaccines in Polish- and Russian-language online media outlets: specifics and correlation between them in Polish and Russian information spaces”. This report has been prepared with support from IRI's Beacon Project. The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect those of IRI.
