Pandemic
Octubre 15, 2021 - < 1 min

COVID 19: The largest vaccination campaign in human history

The great challenge is to close the gap between the poorest and richest territories.

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Do you know how many doses of Covid vaccine had been administered worldwide as of mid-October? 6.58 billion doses, according to Bloomberg estimates, in a world of 7.5 billion people. This is the largest vaccination campaign on record. The figure is impressive, but there is still a long way to go. Looking at the glass half full, 24.7 million doses are being administered daily. Looking at it half empty, the distribution of vaccination is still very uneven: The 52 poorest territories on the planet are home to 20% of the world's population, but have received only 4% of the doses. How are we doing in Latin America? Here are the numbers, according to Statista: