COVID-19 vaccination in Burkina Faso

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COVID-19 vaccination in Burkina Faso
The US delivers Janssen COVID-19 vaccines as part of the COVAX program in 2021
DateJune 2, 2021 (2021-06-02)
CauseCOVID-19 pandemic

Burkina Faso started vaccinating against COVID-19 on 2 June 2021.[1]

Background[edit]

Vaccines On Order[edit]

Burkina Faso is in the works of securing additional vaccines.[2]

History[edit]

Timeline[edit]

March 2021[edit]

So far, the health system in Burkina Faso's health system has been under strain with dealing with the pandemic, leaving them unable to focus on vaccinations in the country.[3]

May 2021[edit]

Burkina Faso received 115,200 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on 30 May, courtesy of COVAX.[4]

June 2021[edit]

Vaccinations started on 2 June.[5] By the end of the month 25,833 vaccine doses had been administered.[6]

July 2021[edit]

In late July and early August, Burkina Faso received 302,400 doses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States through COVAX.[7] By the end of the month 35,402 vaccine doses had been administered.[6]

August 2021[edit]

By the end of the month 98,670 vaccine doses had been administered.[6]

September 2021[edit]

By the end of the month 254,545 vaccine doses had been administered.[6]

October 2021[edit]

By the end of the month 393,427 vaccine doses had been administered while 3% of the targeted population had been fully vaccinated.[6]

November 2021[edit]

By the end of the month 490,477 vaccine doses had been administered while 4% of the targeted population had been fully vaccinated.[6]

December 2021[edit]

By the end of the month 1.05 million vaccine doses had been administered while 8% of the targeted population had been fully vaccinated.[6]

January 2022[edit]

By the end of the month 1.3 million vaccine doses had been administered while 9% of the targeted population had been fully vaccinated.[6]

February 2022[edit]

By the end of the month 2.3 million vaccine doses had been administered while 1.1 million persons had been fully vaccinated.[6]

March 2022[edit]

By the end of the month 2.4 million vaccine doses had been administered while 1.2 million persons had been fully vaccinated.[6]

April 2022[edit]

By the end of the month 2.9 million vaccine doses had been administered while 1.5 million persons had been fully vaccinated.[6]

Progress[edit]

Cumulative vaccinations

References[edit]

  1. ^ AfricaNews (5 February 2021). "Burkina Faso Struggles Against the Second Wave of COVID-19". Africanews. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Burkina Faso: Collaborating for change". www.gavi.org. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Burkina Faso hospitals struggle with new wave of COVID-19". ABC News. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  4. ^ "COVID-19: latest global developments". The ASEAN Post. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ^ Ben Ahmed, Lassaad (2 June 2021). "Burkina Faso : lancement de la vaccination contre la Covid-19". Anadolu Agency (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Africa COVID-19 dashboard (World Health Organization).
  7. ^ "COVAX vaccine roll-out Burkina Faso". Gavi. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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