COVID-19 vaccination in Angola
COVID-19 vaccination in Angola 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.
| Date | March 10, 2021 – present |
|---|---|
| Location | Angola |
| Motive | COVID-19 pandemic in Angola |
As of 15 June 2021, Angola has administered 1,314,375 doses of vaccines.[1][2]822,109 people with the first dose and 492,266 people fully vaccinated.[3][4] Angola began their vaccination program shortly after receiving their first shipment of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine in early March 2021.[5][6][7]
Background[edit]
Vaccines on order[edit]
| Vaccine | Ordered | Received | Approval | Deployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sputnik V |  Yes
|
Yes
| ||
| Oxford–AstraZeneca | 2,177,000 | 624,000 | Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sinopharm | Yes
|
 No
| ||
| Pfizer | 100,602 | 0 | No
|
No
|
| Sputnik Light | Yes
|
No
|
History[edit]
Timeline[edit]
March 2021[edit]
On 2 March 2021, Angola received its first shipment of 624,000 of Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine courtesy of COVAX.[8]
Mass vaccination started on 10 March.[9]
April 2021[edit]
As of 23 April 2021, Angola had administered a total of 456,349 doses.[10] By the end of the month 513,000 persons had received an inoculation.[11][12]
May 2021[edit]
On 30 May, Angola received 25,000 doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine donated by Russia.[13][14]
By the end of the month 1.75 million doses had been administered, including 294,577 second doses.[15][16]
June 2021[edit]
On 1 June, Angola received 100,620 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine purchased through COVAX.[15]
Progress[edit]
Cumulative vaccinations
Progress Table[edit]
| Jun 8, 2021 | 1,115,919 |
| May 31, 2021 | 909,215 |
| May 26, 2021 | 859,979 |
| May 18, 2021 | 681,502 |
| May 12, 2021 | 626,572 |
| Apr 23, 2021 | 456,349 |
| Apr 19, 2021 | 395,447 |
| Apr 11, 2021 | 245,442 |
| Mar 29, 2021 | 130,750 |
| Mar 24, 2021 | 87,022 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | 49,000, |
| Mar 8, 2021 | 6,169 |
| Mar 5, 2021 | 0 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Angola". www.gavi.org. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "owid/covid-19-data". GitHub. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Ritchie, Hannah; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Beltekian, Diana; Mathieu, Edouard; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Giattino, Charlie; Appel, Cameron; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Roser, Max (26 May 2020). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data.
- ^ "Angola: total COVID-19 vaccines administered 2021". Statista. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ World, Republic. "Coronavirus vaccinations begin in Angola". Republic World. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Angola first country in southern and East Africa to receive vaccines via Covax initiative". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Angola: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data". covid19.who.int. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ AfricaNews (3 March 2021). "Angola begins Covid immunization fight with COVAX vaccines". Africanews. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Emerging lessons from Africa's COVID-19 vaccine rollout". World Health Organization. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Faria, Julia (27 April 2021). "Cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccination doses in Angola 2021". Statista. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "513,000 people receive COVID-19 jabs in Angola". Seal. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Africa will not meet WHO's 10% vaccination target by September: WHO AFRO". SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Costa, Tatiana (31 May 2021). "Russia offers 25,000 doses of the covid-19 vaccine to Angola". Ver Angola. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "20 Million Africans Are Due For Their 2nd COVID Shot. But There's No Supply In Sight". NPR.org. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ a b Silva, Graciosa (1 June 2021). "Country receives over one hundred thousand doses of vaccines from Pfizer against covid-19". Ver Angola. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Third wave sweeps across Africa as Covid vaccine imports dry up". the Guardian. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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