In total, nearly 1,650,000 people have already been vaccinated against covid-19. The record places Chile as the leader in Latin America in vaccination against the disease.

Even the pace of the mass inoculation campaign in the country has managed to surpass developed countries such as the US and the UK.

Chile administers 8.4 doses per 100 inhabitants, according to the latest data from Oxford University's Our World in Data registry.

The figure is much higher than the 2.0 doses in Brazil, 1.27 in Argentina and 0.56 in Mexico. Leading the American continent is the United States, with 14 doses per 100 inhabitants. So far, we have even surpassed Canada in the continent with 3 doses per 100 inhabitants and the European Union with 4.4 doses per 100 inhabitants.

The success of the Chilean vaccine campaign is due to the substantial number of insured doses, which comfortably cover its entire population, its government administration, good distribution system and the effectiveness of the Sinovac injection.

The government's plan to vaccinate 25% of the population by the first quarter and 80% by the end of the second quarter, would be achievable if the current pace of implementation is maintained.

This follows the publication a week ago by investment bank JP Morgan, which indicated that Chile will be the first emerging country to achieve collective immunity.

If these trends continue, Chile is projected to be the Latin American country that will benefit the most from its mass immunization plans, as the process of inoculation of the elderly and at-risk population continues.The country is projected to benefit the most from its mass immunization plans as the process of inoculation of the elderly and at-risk population continues, and may aspire to reopen the economy earlier and thus have a greater chance of experiencing a clear increase in growth in the coming quarters.

Cumulative Covid-19 vaccination doses per 100 inhabitants