Germany is doing much better than Poland if you look at excess mortality alone. It's largely due to the collapse of Polish healthcare system in October which a

Germany is doing much better than Poland if you look at excess mortality alone. It's largely due to the collapse of Polish healthcare system in October which a direct result of years of being underfunded (Germany has twice as many doctors per capita than Poland). However Germany did close too late in March and many deaths could've been avoided if this happened two weeks earlier. The initial response to pandemic was much better (i.e. faster) in Poland but unfortunately opening schools in September caused a huge spike in infections. Since then Poland is doing quite well and it's vaccinating people faster than Germany.