COVID-19 vaccination in Equatorial Guinea

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COVID-19 vaccination in Equatorial Guinea
DateFebruary 15, 2021 (2021-02-15) – present
LocationEquatorial Guinea
CauseCOVID-19 pandemic
Participants293,702 total doses administered

COVID-19 vaccination in Equatorial Guinea is an ongoing immunisation campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in response to the ongoing pandemic in the country.

Equatorial Guinea began its vaccination program on 15 February 2021, initially with 100,000 doses of the Sinopharm BIBP vaccine donated by China.[1][2][3]

Background[edit]

History[edit]

Timeline[edit]

February 2021[edit]

On 11 February 2021, 100,000 donated doses of the Sinopharm BIBP vaccine arrived in Equatorial Guinea from China.[4]

March 2021[edit]

By the end of the month 9,265 doses had been administered.[citation needed]

April 2021[edit]

By the end of the month 55,799 doses had been administered. 8,389 persons had been fully vaccinated.[citation needed]

May 2021[edit]

By the end of the month 219,677 doses had been administered. 71,598 persons had been fully vaccinated.[citation needed]

June 2021[edit]

On 16 June 2021, Equatorial Guinea buys 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm BIBP vaccine.[5] By the end of the month 260,528 doses had been administered. 111,343 persons had been fully vaccinated.[citation needed]

July 2021[edit]

By the end of the month 301,413 doses had been administered. 122,500 persons had been fully vaccinated.[citation needed]

August 2021[edit]

By the end of the month 331,807 doses had been administered. 141,326 persons had been fully vaccinated.[citation needed]

September 2021[edit]

By the end of the month 397,083 doses had been administered. 167,635 persons had been fully vaccinated.

October 2021[edit]

By the end of the month 426,780 doses had been administered. 186,670 persons (32% of the target population) had been fully vaccinated.

November 2021[edit]

By the end of the month 443,135 doses had been administered. 196,616 persons (34% of the target population) had been fully vaccinated.

December 2021[edit]

By the end of the month 452,572 doses had been administered. 203,357 persons (35% of the target population) had been fully vaccinated.

February 2022[edit]

By the end of the month 463,549 doses had been administered. 206,023 persons had been fully vaccinated.

March 2022[edit]

By the end of the month 473,409 doses had been administered. 210,706 persons had been fully vaccinated.

April 2022[edit]

By the end of the month 479,991 doses had been administered. 214,486 persons had been fully vaccinated.

Progress[edit]

Cumulative vaccinations in Equatorial Guinea[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "owid/covid-19-data". GitHub. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Equatorial Guinea: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data". covid19.who.int. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Equatorial Guinea buys 500,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines". Reuters. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ^ "China donates 100,000 Covid vaccines to Equatorial Guinea". France24. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Equatorial Guinea buys 500,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines". Reuters. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ "COVID-19 Vaccine Statistics: As of July 17, 2021". covidvax.live. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.