Over 1 Billion Vaccines Have Been Injected Globally
Approximately 13% of the world's population has now been vaccinated.
Not surprisingly, while that is an impressive accomplishment, most of those inoculated are in wealthier nations. What may be more interesting is the diversity of vaccines being applied globally. JL
Sy Mukherjee reports in Fortune:
Sunday, the world administered its 1-billionth-plus
dose of a COVID vaccine. Nearly 13% of the world's population getting vaccinated is an impressive accomplishment. While high-income nations make up 16% of the global population, they haveadministered 47% of COVID vaccine doses to date. Oxford/AstraZeneca's vaccine, is being administered in the most
countries by far -135. Next comes the Pfizer/BioNTech and
Moderna mRNA vaccines, followed by China-based Sinopharm's. Higher-income nations have relied on Pfizer and
Moderna. China has gone with its own. Russia doesn't have a high percentage of its population vaccinated, (but) hasmade pacts to get its Sputnik COVID shotto others
Something extraordinary, and extraordinarily rare, happened in the wee hours of Sunday: The world administered its 1-billionth-plus dose of a COVID vaccine. Reaching such a milestone in just more than a year of a global pandemic is unprecedented and the fruits of an immunization campaign the likes of which we've never seen before. Creating vaccines this quickly is an impressive feat in and of itself, but nearly 13% of the world's population actually getting vaccinated is arguably an even more impressive accomplishmentgiven the practical roadblocks.
To be clear: This doesn't mean about an eighth of the entire world has been fully vaccinated. It just means that many doses have been administered, whether as part of a one-dose or two-dose regimen.
From how different nations have been coping with their vaccine rollouts to the companies creating jabs that go to different regions, here's where the world stands more than 1 billion doses in.
Which countries have done the best on vaccination?
To date, nations with more advanced economies have made more progress in vaccinating their populations. That's not exactly shocking, given the lack of health care infrastructure in many developing nations and the fact that other countries, usually wealthy,bought up supplies early on.
Our World in Data
There are, on average, about 16 million doses being administered per day. But it's important to differentiate the total number of shots in arms in a given country versus the per capita total.
If we focus onfullyvaccinated individuals, or those who have received two doses of the vaccines such as Pfizer/BioNTech’s, which require a dual-shot combo, or of a single-dose vaccine such as Johnson & Johnson's, Israel is doing the best with 56% of its population fully vaccinated and 61% at least partially vaccinated,according to theNew York Times. Over the weekend, the country achieved the milestone ofzero recorded COVID-related deathstwo days in a row.
But Israel has a population of about 9 million people and a significantly smaller land mass, on top of awell-heeled initial vaccine rollout. Among the more populous nations in the world, the United States has been moving at an impressive clip, with nearly 229 milliondoses administered to date and nearly 95 million people fully vaccinated,according to the CDC.
Which countries are struggling with COVID vaccinations?
There are also nations struggling with the vaccine ramp-up. Multiple countries have what results in a statistical zero percent of their residents vaccinated at all.
The bulk of the nations lagging in the vaccination effort spans Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. That includes Bahrain, the Philippines, Vietnam, Pakistan, Nigeria, Zambia, Iran, and Iraq.
Australia has been facing a massive slump in its own vaccination campaign as it pauses AstraZeneca's shot, which it primarily relies on and can manufacture locally,for those under the age of 50. And while India has done relatively well in its vaccination campaign, last-mile problems have made it difficult to get the numbers up on a per capita basis. The densely populated nation is now facing a massive COVID crisis, with330,000 new cases detected on April 23 alone.
The most-used COVID vaccines around the globe
Just three COVID vaccines, from Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson, are FDA-authorized in the U.S. But around the globe, there are currently 110 COVID vaccine candidates with 14 approved,according to the COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker.
As the example of Europe's and Australia's chaotic vaccine rollout has underscored, the kinds of vaccines a region relies on can dictate the course of their immunization campaigns.
Oxford and AstraZeneca's vaccine, which has faced scrutiny regarding potential blood clotting side effects, is being administered in the most countries by far—135 to be exact. Next comes the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna two-dose mRNA vaccines, followed by China-based Sinopharm's jab.
CDC/Our World in Data
The trend clearly shows regional preferences. Higher-income nations, and especially the United States, have predictably relied on the first authorized vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, which are manufactured locally. China has gone with its own local player. And Russia hasmade aggressive pacts to get its Sputnik COVID shotto other countries even though the country itself doesn't have a particularly high percentage of its population vaccinated.
Other nations are relying on vaccines that Americans likely haven't even heard of. The question in the coming months is whether this vaccine diaspora can still lead to global protection against the coronavirus.
As a Partner and Co-Founder of Predictiv and PredictivAsia, Jon specializes in management performance and organizational effectiveness for both domestic and international clients. He is an editor and author whose works include Invisible Advantage: How Intangilbles are Driving Business Performance. Learn more...
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