More than 5 billion doses of vaccines against COVID-19 have been administered worldwide, according to an AFP count as of Tuesday (24) at 11:30 a.m. EDT, based on official sources.
It took 26 days to give 1 billion vaccines, 4 billion to 5 billion doses, at an injection rate similar to that seen in 3 billion and 4 billion (it took 30 and 26 days, respectively).
On the other hand, it took 140 days to inject the first 1 billion doses.
China still accounts for four out of every ten injections given in the world, with a total of 1.96 billion doses. India (589 million) and the United States (363 million) complete the platform in absolute numbers.
But for every 100 people, the UAE tops the list with 179 doses, and 75% of its population is close to being fully vaccinated.
Followed by Uruguay, with 154 doses per 100 inhabitants and 70% of its population with a full vaccination plan. Then comes Israel (149), Qatar (148), Singapore (147), Bahrain (144), Denmark (143), Chile (140), Canada (139), Portugal and Belgium (138), mainland China (136), Spain (134), Ireland (133) and the United Kingdom (132).
Most of these countries have already vaccinated 70% of their population, and some, such as the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Israel, Uruguay or Chile, have begun administering a third dose to prolong the immunization of fully vaccinated people.
The United States has 52% of its population fully vaccinated and 110 doses given per 100 inhabitants.
Although most poor countries have already started the vaccination campaign, especially thanks to the Covax mechanism (WHO, GAVI Alliance and CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness)), the differences between ‘high-income’ and ‘low-income’ countries are high Extremely .
The “high income” (World Bank term) administered an average of 111 doses per 100 population. On the other side of the scale, “low income” countries are only 2.4.
The global average is 64 doses per 100 population.
Three countries still do not have an ongoing vaccination campaign: Burundi, Eritrea, and North Korea.
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