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As of November 17, 2022, Egypt had administered around 100 million coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination doses, the highest number in Africa. Second in the ranking, Nigeria distributed ** million vaccines against the virus. South Africa, which accumulated the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the continent, carried out roughly ** million immunizations.

Africa still behind in the vaccination campaign

While *** doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered per 100 people in the world, the vaccination rate in Africa is ** doses per 100 individuals. Besides being far slowest than the global average, the vaccination is marked by a striking divide between African countries. In February 2021, Africa started receiving vaccine supplies under the WHO-backed Covax facility. Additionally, some African nations purchased additional doses, while others were benefited from bilateral donations.

High acceptance of the coronavirus vaccine

While the COVID-19 vaccination still needs to gain pace in Africa, the majority of the continent’s population was willing to take a vaccine against the disease. According to a survey, nearly ** percent of Africans would get vaccinated, once the immunizing is considered safe and effective. However, one in four people believed a COVID-19 vaccine would be unsafe. Over *** million people in Africa were already infected by the virus since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.