Brazil ranks 5th among all countries in number of vaccine doses administered daily

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Two and a half months after the start of the immunization campaign against Covid-19 in Brazil, the country is placed 5th among countries with the highest absolute number of daily doses administered, according to Bloomberg data. There are about 711,211 daily shots.

The country is behind China, leader with an average of 5,282,614 doses per day; the United States (2,903,730 daily doses), India (1,663,340), and the European Union (1,585,772). Although the Brazilian number represents a significant improvement over recent days, it is still below the daily goal of 1 million doses set by new Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga.

The amount, in fact, has always been announced by immunization experts as an accelerated but absolutely achievable threshold for the vaccination program in the country, since similar averages are practiced annually in the vaccination campaign against influenza.

On the other hand, in proportional numbers, the scenario for the Covid-19 immunization campaign in Brazil is much less comfortable. According to Bloomberg data, the country is 46th in the ranking of countries that have vaccinated the most, with 8.8% of the population having received the first dose. Tiny Seychelles tops this list, with 66.8% of its population having been administered at least one immunizer dose.

This Thursday, April 1st, 18,424,486 Brazilians have been immunized against Covid-19. Of these, 5,192,299 have already been administered the second dose and completed the vaccination scheme against the disease. Both vaccines currently used in the country – CoronaVac and Oxford vaccine – require two doses.

São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Bahia top the list of states with the highest number of vaccines administered.

Source: Veja