More than 3.82 billion doses have been administered—enough to fully vaccinate 24.9% of the global population

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Note: “Population covered” divides the doses administered for each vaccine type by the number of doses required for full vaccination. Data gathered from government agencies, public statements, Bloomberg interviews and the World Health Organization and Johns Hopkins University.

Enough doses have now been administered to fully vaccinate 24.9% of the global population—but the distribution has been lopsided. Countries and regions with the highest incomes are getting vaccinated more than 30 times faster than those with the lowest.

Uneven Access to Vaccines

The least wealthy 50 places have 2.0% of the vaccinations…

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…but 19.8% of the world’s population

Note: Vaccine access calculations account for the number of doses needed for full protection; some vaccines require a two-dose regimen while others require just a single dose. Countries and regions are ordered by GDP per capita (PPP).

When will life return to normal?

While the best vaccines are thought to be 95% effective, it takes a coordinated campaign to stop a pandemic. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious-disease official in the U.S., has said that vaccinating 70% to 85% of the U.S. population would enable a return to normalcy.

On a global scale, that’s a daunting level of vaccination. At the current pace of 32.9 million a day, it could take another year to achieve a high level of global immunity. Manufacturing capacity, however, is steadily increasing, and new vaccines by additional manufacturers are coming to market.

The Path to Immunity Around the World

Globally, the latest vaccination rate is 32,928,695 doses per day, on average. At this pace, it will take another 8 months to cover 75% of the population.

• Average daily rate estimate

Doses administered: 60 MNote: Immunity calculations take into account the number of doses required and the current rate of administration for each vaccine type. The “daily rate estimate” is a seven-day trailing average; interpolation is used for jurisdictions with infrequent updates. *Coverage may exceed 100% in some places, as shots may be administered to non-residents. Data are from Bloomberg’s Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker.

‘Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’

Israel was first to show that vaccines were bending the curve of Covid infections. The country led the world in early vaccinations, and by February more than 84% of people ages 70 and older had received two doses. Covid cases declined rapidly, and similar patterns of vaccination and recovery repeated in dozens of other countries.

This progress is under threat. The emergence of new strains, led by the highly transmissible delta variant, threatens renewed outbreaks. Around the world, new cases and hospitalizations are rising, and after 10 weeks of global declines in deaths, delta is driving a new uptick. It’s now a life-and-death contest between vaccine and virus.

The current slate of vaccines remains highly effective at preventing severe cases that lead to hospitalization and death, according to recent data from the U.S., U.K. and Israel. The vaccines are less effective at preventing mild cases of delta. The disproportionate toll that Covid is taking in under-vaccinated communities has led U.S. health officials to dub it the “pandemic of the unvaccinated.”

Vaccinations vs. Cases

Covid rates have generally flattened or declined where vaccination rates are highest. Currently, 15 places have administered enough shots to cover at least 60% of the population.

New cases per million: 1,000Note: “People covered” divides the doses administered for each vaccine type by the number of doses required for full vaccination. Vaccine data from Bloomberg’s Covid-19 Tracker. Cases data: Johns Hopkins University.

Since the start of the global vaccination campaign, countries have experienced unequal access to vaccines and varying degrees of efficiency in getting shots into people’s arms. Before March, few African nations had received a single shipment of shots. In the U.S., 102.7 doses have been administered for every 100 people.

Delivering billions of vaccines to stop the spread of Covid-19 worldwide will be one of the greatest logistical challenges ever undertaken.

Race to End the Pandemic

The United Arab Emirates leads the world, with enough vaccinations to cover 76.5% of its population

Note: “People covered” divides the doses administered for each vaccine type by the number of doses required for full vaccination. Data from Bloomberg’s Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker

Global Vaccination Campaign

			% of population
Countries and regions	Doses administered	Enough for % of people	given 1+ dose	fully vaccinated	Daily rate of doses administered
Global Total	3,827,113,622	–	–	–	32,928,695
Mainland China	1,524,897,000	54.5	–	–	12,467,714
EU	449,898,922	50.6	57.5	46.5	3,073,417
India	432,605,567	15.8	24.6	6.7	4,019,720
U.S.	341,039,972	53.3	56.6	49.0	548,914
Brazil	131,591,751	32.2	46.8	17.6	1,382,932
Germany	89,040,601	53.6	60.8	49.1	489,310
U.K.	83,239,491	62.3	69.6	55.0	217,069
Japan	73,970,888	29.3	35.3	23.3	1,756,148
France	69,514,061	53.6	61.4	51.1	696,580
Turkey	65,673,600	39.5	47.4	27.1	401,150
Italy	64,716,190	53.6	61.7	49.1	531,141
Indonesia	62,140,337	11.6	16.6	6.7	664,836
Mexico	58,249,143	22.8	31.8	18.1	700,924
Russia	56,200,000	19.1	22.9	15.4	933,333
Spain	53,449,255	57.5	65.6	54.6	492,840
Canada	47,106,106	62.8	70.6	50.9	344,472
Poland	33,641,540	44.3	47.4	44.5	88,029
Argentina	29,437,762	32.8	52.3	13.2	357,647
Chile	25,006,481	65.4	71.3	62.2	62,492

Note: Population coverage accounts for the number of doses required for each vaccine administered. The daily rate is a 7-day average; for places that don’t report daily, the last-known average rate is used.

Roughly half of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated, and states are flush with supply. The vaccination campaign, however, has stalled. Once the envy of the world for its swift rollout, the U.S. has since been overtaken by more than 20 countries. The gap between the most and least vaccinated counties in the U.S. has widened, leaving many communities vulnerable to continued outbreaks.