- The world has received more than 5 billion vaccines against Covid-19.
- Nearly 40% of vaccines come from China, followed by India and the United States.
- Three countries — Burundi, Eritrea, and North Korea — have not yet vaccinated their citizens.
Agence France-Presse’s statistics from official sources at 14:30 GMT on Tuesday show that more than 5 billion anti-Covid-19 jabs have been carried out globally, and global vaccination activities have reached cruising speed.
The data shows that although the first billion injections take about 140 days to reach people’s arms, the third, fourth, and five billionth injections each take 26 to 30 days.
Of these 5 billion injections, nearly 40% (1.96 billion) were performed in China. India (589 million) and the United States (363 million) constitute the three countries that have given the most jabs.
Among countries with a population of more than 1 million, the United Arab Emirates is in a leading position in terms of population protection. It has vaccinated 179 doses for every 100 residents, which means it has vaccinated nearly 75% of the population.
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Uruguay ranks second with 154 per 100 inhabitants, Israel (149), Qatar (148), Singapore (147), Bahrain (144), Denmark (143), Chile (140), Canada (139) ), Portugal and Belgium (138 persons each), China (136), Spain (134), Ireland (133) and the United Kingdom (132).
Most of these countries have fully vaccinated 65% to 70% of the population.
Some countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Israel, Uruguay and Chile have even begun to inject booster shots to extend the immunity of fully vaccinated people.
France will start booster injections in mid-September, followed by 126 doses per 100 people, and 62% of the population is fully vaccinated.
It bypasses the United States, where every 100 residents receive 110 doses of the vaccine, and 52% of them are fully vaccinated.
Most poor countries have now started vaccinations, mainly due to the Covax program, but coverage is still very unequal.
High-income countries (as defined by the World Bank) average 111 doses per 100 residents, while low-income countries only receive 2.4 doses.
After donations from some wealthier countries, injections in these countries have recently increased.
On average, 64 doses are injected for every 100 residents in the world.
Three countries have not yet started vaccination: Burundi, Eritrea and North Korea.
