Although more than four billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been administered around the world, poorer countries are still struggling to secure precious shots despite recent donations.
At least 4,014,302,550 doses had been injected into people’s arms by 1100 GMT on Thursday, according to an AFP tally based on official sources.
The UAE is close to having 70 percent of its population fully vaccinated while Uruguay and Bahrain have both reached more than 60 percent. In terms of speed, Bhutan is currently leading the vaccination race, jabbing 4.9 percent of its population every day. Most poor countries have now started to vaccinate, mainly thanks to the Covax scheme and donations of unused doses by rich countries.High-income countries administered an average of 97 doses per 100 inhabitants compared with just 1.6 doses in low-income countries.
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