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PARIS. – More than five billion anti-Covid-19 jabs have been given globally, a tally of official sources as on Tuesday showed, with the worldwide inoculation drive reaching cruising speed.
While it took around 140 days to get the first billion shots into people’s arms, the third, fourth and fifth billions each took between 26 and 30 days, the data show.
Nearly 40 percent (1,96 billion) of the five billion shots have been administered in China. India (589 million) and the United States (363 million) make up the trio of countries that have given the most jabs.
In terms of population protected among countries with more than one million people, the United Arab Emirates is the leader.
It has administered 179 doses per 100 inhabitants, meaning it has fully vaccinated nearly 75 percent of its population.
Most poor countries have now started to vaccinate, mainly thanks to the Covax scheme, but the coverage remains very unequal. – AFP.
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