Editing COVID-19 vaccination in Africa
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[[File:World map of share of people who received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by country.svg|thumb|Share of people who received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the world]] |
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[[COVID-19]] vaccination programs are ongoing in the majority countries and territories in Africa, with 51 of 54 African countries having launched vaccination programs by July 2021.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 July 2021 |title=Outbreak brief 77: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic |url=https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-77-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/ |access-date=20 July 2021 |publisher=Africa CDC |page=10}}</ref> As of October 2023, 51.8% of the continent's population is fully vaccinated with over 1084.5 million doses administered.<ref>{{Cite web |title=COVID-19 Vaccination |url=https://africacdc.org/covid-19-vaccination/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=Africa CDC |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
[[COVID-19]] vaccination programs are ongoing in the majority countries and territories in Africa, with 51 of 54 African countries having launched vaccination programs by July of 2021.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 July 2021 |title=Outbreak brief 77: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic |url=https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-77-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/ |access-date=20 July 2021 |publisher=Africa CDC |page=10}}</ref> As of October 2023, 51.8% of the continent's population is fully vaccinated with over 1084.5 million doses administered.<ref>{{Cite web |title=COVID-19 Vaccination |url=https://africacdc.org/covid-19-vaccination/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=Africa CDC |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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== Starting vaccine programs in Africa == |
== Starting vaccine programs in Africa == |
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=== Equatorial Guinea === |
=== Equatorial Guinea === |
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{{Main|COVID-19 vaccination in Equatorial Guinea}} |
{{Main|COVID-19 vaccination in Equatorial Guinea}} |
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[[Equatorial Guinea]] began its vaccination program on 15 February 2021, initially with 100,000 doses of the [[Sinopharm BIBP COVID-19 vaccine|Sinopharm BIBP vaccine]] donated by [[China]].<ref name="github.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Equatorial Guinea: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data|url=https://covid19.who.int/|access-date=2021-07-12|website=covid19.who.int|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-06-16|title=Equatorial Guinea buys 500,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-equatorial-idUSL5N2NY2X2|access-date=2021-07-12}}</ref> |
[[Equatorial Guinea]] began its vaccination program on 15 February 2021, initially with 100,000 doses of the [[Sinopharm BIBP COVID-19 vaccine|Sinopharm BIBP vaccine]] donated by [[China]].<ref name="github.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Equatorial Guinea: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data|url=https://covid19.who.int/|access-date=2021-07-12|website=covid19.who.int|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Reuters Staff|date=2021-06-16|title=Equatorial Guinea buys 500,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-equatorial-idUSL5N2NY2X2|access-date=2021-07-12}}</ref> |
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35% of the targeted population had been fully vaccinated by the end of 2021. |
35% of the targeted population had been fully vaccinated by the end of 2021. |