The vaccine map: Here’s how badly SA is doing vs the rest of the world
With fewer than 200 000 South Africans vaccinated in the past six weeks, some citizens are starting to get very edgy about the government’s efforts to reach herd immunity against COVID-19. The ANC has been lambasted by political opponents, and the global data has the ruling party banged to rights…
Vaccine map: South Africa vs the rest of the world
South Africa has vaccinated just 0.3% of its population, with 183 000 jabs administered so far. To put this into context, the UK vaccinated almost 900 000 people on Saturday alone, and the US is inoculating almost 2.5 million citizens each day. According to the Bloomberg Vaccine Map, almost half a billion shots have been dished out worldwide so far:
“More than 447 million doses have been administered across 133 countries, according to data collected by Bloomberg. A total of 2.9% of the global population has been vaccinated. The latest rate was roughly 11 million doses a day.”
“In the U.S., more Americans have received at least one dose than have tested positive for the virus since the pandemic began. So far, 124 million doses have been given. An average of 2.49 million doses per day are being administered.”
You can view the interactive map here, but this still visual tells you everything you need to know. The darker shades of green highlight which countries are giving out the most jabs, at the quickest rates – and South Africa looks awfully pale…
How many people have been vaccinated in South Africa?
In South Africa, the latest vaccination rate is 6 164 doses per day, on average. At this pace, Bloomberg estimates it will take more than 10 years to cover 75% of the population – which is slightly more than what SA is targeting for herd immunity (67%). All immunity calculations take into account the number of doses required for each type of vaccine administered:
Which countries are having the best vaccine rollouts?
The most important metric at the moment is looking at which countries have the highest percentage of people who have received at least one vaccine. Although most jabs require two shots for full protection, a significant majority of immunity comes from that first jab. Both the Seychelles and the Maldives has the largest proportion of ‘vaccinated citizens’.
That means they will be amongst the first countries to enjoy a return to normal life. Israel, the UK, and Chile have also made a blistering start to their vaccine drives, with the US also making up the ground. South Africa, however, has some fairly paltry figures in this unflinching comparison.
| Country | Doses administered | ***% Given 1+ dose*** | % Fully vaccinated | Daily rate of doses administered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Total | 447 003 353 | – | – | 11 001 093 |
| Seychelles | 90 150 | 65.1 | 28.8 | 253 |
| Maldives | 218 912 | 58.8 | N/A | 1 828 |
| Israel | 9 711 316 | 57.1 | 50.2 | 60 376 |
| U.K. | 29 859 742 | 41.4 | 3.3 | 582 660 |
| Chile | 8 467 620 | 29.3 | 15.0 | 268 671 |
| Bahrain | 640 104 | 27.4 | 15.7 | 15 068 |
| Monaco | 18 081 | 25.0 | 21.4 | N/A |
| U.S. | 124 481 412 | 24.5 | 13.3 | 2 488 734 |
| Malta | 143 169 | 20.1 | 8.9 | 3 299 |
| Serbia | 2 160 564 | 19.6 | 11.4 | 72 761 |
| South Africa | 182 983 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 6 164 |
- All information correct as of Monday 22 March
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