The immunization against COVID-19 has advanced throughout Africa. Around 824 million COVID-19 vaccines have now been administered throughout the continent.
More than 60% of these doses have been given through the COVAX Facility, a multilateral platform created to promote fairness in vaccine distribution across the globe, whereas only about 33% have been acquired by states through bilateral agreements and donations.
Only about 7% have been provided through the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust; the remainder has come from other sources.
Even though vaccination rates are still low, with only 19% of Africans having received all recommended vaccinations, some nations have expedited their vaccine rollouts in the first half of 2022.
Nine of the 26 nations that had less than 10% of their populations fully immunized by the end of 2021 had reached 15% by the end of May 2022.
These nations carried out widespread mass vaccination drives and incorporated the COVID-19 vaccine into regular immunization campaigns.
Six of these nations have received stepped-increased assistance from multi-partner country support teams made up of the Vaccine Alliance, WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, and other allies.
In order to unlock funding, enhance vaccine delivery strategies, and carry out mass vaccination campaigns through the end of 2022, these teams will continue to support nations where less than 10% of their populations are fully immunized.
At least 32 nations have mass vaccination efforts scheduled through the end of the year.
WHO advises nations to establish customized service delivery strategies for targeted vaccination of high-priority groups, such as health workers, older adults, and people with comorbidities, during mass vaccination campaigns.