THE GLOBAL FAILURE TO SHARE VACCINES

The vast majority of vaccines have been administered in high- and upper-middle-income countries. The global failure to share vaccines equitably is taking its toll on some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. New variants of concern mean that the risks of infection have increased in all countries for people who are not yet protected by vaccination. 

There are enough doses of vaccines globally to drive down transmission and save many lives, if they go to the people who need them most around the world. Worldwide access to COVID-19 vaccines offers the best hope for slowing the coronavirus pandemic, saving lives, and securing a global economic recovery.

With global vaccine production now at nearly 1.5 billion doses per month, there is enough supply to achieve targets, provided they are distributed equitably. This is not a supply problem; it’s an allocation problem.

Less than 10% of population fully vaccinated

1. Congo: 9.9 %
2. Gambia: 9.3 %
3. Afghanistan: 8.9 %
4. Benin: 8.5 %
5. Solomon Islands: 8.0 %
6. Gabon: 7.6%
7. Central African Rep.: 7.0 %
8. Kenya: 6.5 %
9. Guinea: 6.2 %
10. Ivory Coast: 5.6 %
11. Senegal: 5.5 %
12. Ghana: 4.9 %
13. Sierra Leone: 4.7 %
14. Somalia: 4.6 %
15. Syria: 4.2 %
16. Malawi: 3.4 %
17. Uganda: 3.0 %
18. Sudan: 2.8 %
19. Djibouti: 2.6 %
20. Papua New Guinea: 2.4 %
21. Cameroon: 2.3 %
22. Nigeria: 2.0 %
23. Madagascar: 1.9 %
24. Niger: 1.9 %
25. Tanzania: 1.8 %
26. Mali: 1.7 %
27. South Sudan: 1.6  %
28. Burkina Faso: 1.6 %
29. Ethiopia: 1.2 %
30. Yemen: 1.1 %
31. Guinea Bissau: 1.1 %
32. Chad: Less than 1.0 %
33. Haiti: Less than 1.0 %
34. Democratic Republic of Congo: Less than 1.0 M
35. Burundi: Less than 1.0 %