COVID-19 vaccination doses administered in Africa 2022, by country

As of November 17, 2022, Egypt had administered around 100 million coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination doses, the highest number in Africa. Second in the ranking, Nigeria distributed 88 million vaccines against the virus. South Africa, which accumulated the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the continent, carried out roughly 38 million immunizations.Africa still behind in the vaccination campaign While 154 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered per 100 people in the world, the vaccination rate in Africa is 41 doses per 100 individuals. Besides being far slowest than the global average, the vaccination is marked by a striking divide between African countries. In February 2021, Africa started receiving vaccine supplies under the WHO-backed Covax facility. Additionally, some African nations purchased additional doses, while others were benefited from bilateral donations.High acceptance of the coronavirus vaccine While the COVID-19 vaccination still needs to gain pace in Africa, the majority of the continent’s population was willing to take a vaccine against the disease. According to a survey, nearly 80 percent of Africans would get vaccinated, once the immunizing is considered safe and effective. However, one in four people believed a COVID-19 vaccine would be unsafe. Over 9.1 million people in Africa were already infected by the virus since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.

截至2022年11月17日，埃及已接种约1亿剂新冠病毒（COVID-19）疫苗，为非洲地区之最。位居第二的尼日利亚共分发8800万剂疫苗。南非，该地区累计新冠病例数最多，实施了约3800万次疫苗接种。尽管如此，非洲在疫苗接种运动中仍显滞后。全球每100人接种的疫苗剂量为154剂，而非洲每100人接种的剂量仅为41剂，这一比率远低于全球平均水平，且非洲各国间疫苗接种率存在显著差异。2021年2月，非洲开始通过世界卫生组织支持的COVAX设施接收疫苗供应。此外，一些非洲国家额外购买了疫苗，而其他国家则受益于双边捐赠。新冠病毒疫苗的高接受度尽管非洲的COVID-19疫苗接种速度仍需加快，但该大陆的大多数人口都愿意接种针对疾病的疫苗。根据一项调查，近80%的非洲人愿意接种疫苗，一旦接种被认为是安全有效的。然而，四分之一的人认为COVID-19疫苗将是不安全的。自2020年3月大流行病开始以来，非洲已有超过910万人感染了该病毒。