Covid-19 Global Vaccinations Tracker – The New York Times

More than 131,500,000 doses of vaccine have been administered worldwide, equivalent to 1.7 doses for every 100 people. There is already a big gap between vaccination programs in different countries, with most still not reporting a single dose.

The data is compiled from government sources by the Oxford University Our World in Data project. AN vaccinated person refers to someone who has received at least one dose of a vaccine and one fully vaccinated person received all necessary doses of a vaccine. For the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, a person who is “fully vaccinated” received two doses.

Although vaccine doses remain relatively low worldwide, most countries have focused their early vaccination efforts on priority groups such as clinically vulnerable ones; people aged 60, 70 or older; and frontline workers such as doctors and nurses. Israel is vaccinating its population faster than any other country, with 62.6 doses administered for every 100 people.

After the development at record speed of coronavirus vaccines, initial vaccination rates have become a controversial issue for many countries.

The European Union got off to a slow start in its inoculation campaign, with regulatory approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines lagging behind the United States. European countries currently lag behind the United States and the United Kingdom by a significant margin. The UK has administered 18.8 doses per 100 people, while the Netherlands, Austria and France have not yet administered four doses per 100 people.

There is also a notable division between continents. North America has already administered 7.3 doses per 100 people, while vaccinations have only begun in Africa. Morocco and Algeria were the first African countries to start vaccination campaigns.

Less wealthy countries are counting on a vaccine sharing agreement called Covax, which aims to provide two billion doses by the end of the year. Australia, which had fewer than 1,000 coronavirus deaths, approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, but the first doses are not expected until the end of February.

Eight different vaccines are being administered worldwide, according to Our world in data. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which has been found to be 95 percent effective in reducing coronavirus infections, is currently being used in 57 countries. Several other countries have approved vaccines, but have not yet started administrations.

All vaccines currently in use require two doses for a patient to be fully vaccinated, although a single vaccine from pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is expected to be approved in the United States within a few weeks.

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