COVID-19 vaccination in the WHO African Region - 17 August 2022
As of 31 July 2022, a total of 216 million people in the African Region had completed the primary COVID-19 vaccination series (fully vaccinated), representing 18.5% of the Region’s population. Three countries in the African Region have surpassed the target of 70% of their population fully vaccinated: Mauritius (75.3%), Seychelles (77.5%) and Rwanda (76.1%). Six countries have recorded between 40% and 70% of their population completing the primary series: Mozambique (40.0%), Sao Tome and Principe (45.1%), Comoros (46.5%), Liberia (44.8%), Cabo Verde (52.4%), and Botswana (58.4%). Eight countries are yet to surpass 10% of their population completing the primary vaccination series: Burundi (0.1%), Democratic Republic of the Congo (2.6%), Cameroon (4.5%), Madagascar (4.5%), Senegal (6.3%), Mali (6.6%) and Malawi (7.6%).