COVID-19 Vaccine Doses: Who’s Got At Least One?

With COVID-19 vaccine rollouts well underway in some countries, a return to ‘normal life’ could come sooner than later.

That said, many jurisdictions have experienced serious delays and supply shortages that have made it difficult to distribute COVID-19 vaccine doses to their populations. As of mid-February, 130 countries had not been able to begin vaccinating at all.

This interactive chart from Our World in Data tracks the share of people in each country that have received COVID-19 vaccine doses so far.

The Global Vaccine Rollout

As of publication date, roughly 100 countries have begun vaccine distribution, with about seven different vaccines available for public use at this stage.

The sheer logistical challenge of doling out vaccines is immense. Experts estimate that 70-80% of the world’s population will need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity. Additionally, some of the vaccines require two doses which adds extra time and complexity to the process.

Here’s how the various vaccines compare in terms of required doses and levels of effectiveness.

Source: Bloomberg Vaccine Tracker

One key barrier to successfully administering vaccines is the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy around the globe.

For example, many people in Germany have been refusing the AstraZeneca vaccine due to a belief in its ineffectiveness and a preference for the ‘in-house’ German Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Although 1.45 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses have arrived in the country so far, just 270,000 have been administered.

Who’s Got at Least One Dose?

According to Bloomberg’s Vaccine Tracker, the current rate of doses being administered globally is more than 6 million per day. In particular, the U.S. has been remarkably efficient at administering doses, with a vaccine administration rate of over 1.7 million per day.

Here’s a breakdown of the countries who have begun vaccinating their populations and their current daily rate of doses administered.

Country	Daily Rate of Doses Administered
Argentina	43,534
Austria	21,073
Bahrain	3,364
Bangladesh	113,082
Barbados	3,503
Belgium	18,998
Bermuda	560
Brazil	215,713
Bulgaria	14,486
Cambodia	1,564
Canada	54,698
Cayman Islands	621
Chile	67,093
China	1,550,000
Colombia	11,080
Costa Rica	706
Croatia	9,511
Cyprus	3,201
Czech Republic	15,298
Denmark	16,682
Dominican Republic	9,356
Estonia	3,507
EU	888,360
Finland	14,204
France	119,107
Germany	160,127
Gibraltar	989
Greece	31,013
Guernsey	387
Hungary	41,563
Iceland	927
India	459,442
Indonesia	111,856
Ireland	11,865
Isle of Man	599
Israel	95,178
Italy	112,300
Japan	3,173
Jersey	480
Kuwait	7,000
Latvia	2,516
Lebanon	1,299
Lithuania	6,942
Luxembourg	1,211
Maldives	5,200
Malta	2,094
Mexico	103,872
Morocco	179,010
Myanmar	21
Nepal	11,837
Netherlands	24,871
Norway	22,157
Oman	1,629
Pakistan	6,705
Panama	8,389
Peru	14,701
Poland	88,323
Portugal	27,655
Qatar	2,632
Romania	21,950
Russia	35,000
Saudi Arabia	34,180
Serbia	24,009
Seychelles	2,054
Singapore	13,000
Slovakia	10,433
Slovenia	4,065
South Africa	7,569
Spain	129,384
Sri Lanka	4,755
Sweden	23,686
Switzerland	22,409
Turkey	284,090
UK	384,059
UAE	66,588
U.S.	1,735,053
Global Total	6,730,633

Source: Bloomberg Vaccine Tracker. Data as of Feb 28, 2021.

Certain countries appear to be on track to distribute all of their COVID-19 vaccine doses at an immensely quick rate. For example, the UK plans to vaccinate enough people to be able to lift all lockdown restrictions completely by the end of June 2021.

Additionally, the first COVAX rollouts have officially begun; COVAX is an initiative working to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. Ghana was the first country to receive doses through the initiative.

Back to Normal?

Most countries are prioritizing vaccinating their high-risk groups first, from older adults to healthcare workers. That said, the planning required to vaccinate an entire population needs to be carefully thought out and often comes with immense logistical challenges.

While many countries have begun to immunize their
populations, others have not been able to purchase doses yet. At the current pace, it could take a few years before things are completely back to normal and we reach herd immunity globally.

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