COVID-19 vaccination in Angola
COVID-19 vaccination in Angola is an ongoing immunisation campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in response to the ongoing pandemic in the country. As of 15 June 2021, Angola has administered 1,314,375 doses of vaccines.[1][2]822,109 people with the first dose and 492,266 people fully vaccinated.[3][4] Angola began their vaccination program shortly after receiving their first shipment of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine in early March 2021.[5][6]
| Date | 10 March 2021 – present |
|---|---|
| Location | Angola |
| Motive | COVID-19 pandemic in Angola |
Background
Vaccines on order
| Vaccine | Ordered | Received | Approval | Deployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sputnik V |  Yes |
Yes | ||
| Oxford–AstraZeneca | 2,177,000 | 624,000 | Yes |
Yes |
| Sinopharm BIBP | Yes |
 No | ||
| Pfizer | 100,602 | 0 | No |
No |
| Sputnik Light | Yes |
No | ||
History
March 2021
On 2 March 2021, Angola received its first shipment of 624,000 of Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine courtesy of COVAX.[7]
Mass vaccination started on 10 March.[8] By the end of the month 111,230 vaccine doses had been administered.[9]
April 2021
Angola received 495,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine which the Democratic Republic of Congo had been unable to use before the expiry date.[10]
As of 23 April 2021, Angola had administered a total of 456,349 doses.[11] By the end of the month 513,000 persons had received an inoculation.[12][13]
May 2021
On 30 May, Angola received 25,000 doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine donated by Russia.[14][15]
By the end of the month 1.75 million doses had been administered, including 294,577 second doses.[16][17]
June 2021
On 1 June, Angola received 100,620 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine purchased through COVAX.[16]
On 29 June, the Health Minister announced that due to a shortage of vaccine doses, first doses would be suspended until further notice while second doses would continue to be administered.[18]
By the end of the month, 1.5 million vaccine doses had been administered.[9]
July 2021
By the end of the month, 1.7 million vaccine doses had been administered.[9]
August 2021
On 26 August, Angola received 185,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by Portugal, which has so far donated 370,000 vaccines to Angola.[19]
By the end of the month 1.9 million vaccine doses had been administered.[9]
September 2021
On 27 September, Angola received 1.2 million doses of the Sinopharm BIBP vaccine through COVAX.[20]
By the end of the month 3.1 million vaccine doses had been administered.[9]
October 2021
By the end of the month 6.2 million vaccine doses had been administered while 12% of the target population had been fully vaccinated.[9]
November 2021
In late November, Angola received 453,600 doses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine courtesy of the Mastercard Foundation.[21]
By the end of the month 9.3 million vaccine doses had been administered while 21% of the target population had been fully vaccinated.[9]
December 2021
By the end of the month 11 million vaccine doses had been administered while 28% of the target population had been fully vaccinated.[9]
January 2022
By the end of the month 14.6 million vaccine doses had been administered while 35% of the target population had been fully vaccinated.[9]
February 2022
By the end of the month 16.6 million vaccine doses had been administered while 5.6 million persons had been fully vaccinated.[9]
March 2022
By the end of the month 17.7 million vaccine doses had been administered while 6.1 million persons had been fully vaccinated.[9]
April 2022
By the end of the month 17.9 million vaccine doses had been administered while 6.3 million persons had been fully vaccinated.[9]
Progress
Cumulative vaccinations
Progress Table
| 8 Jun 2021 | 1,115,919 |
| 31 May 2021 | 909,215 |
| 26 May 2021 | 859,979 |
| 18 May 2021 | 681,502 |
| 12 May 2021 | 626,572 |
| 23 Apr 2021 | 456,349 |
| 19 Apr 2021 | 395,447 |
| 11 Apr 2021 | 245,442 |
| 29 Mar 2021 | 130,750 |
| 24 Mar 2021 | 87,022 |
| 18 Mar 2021 | 49,000, |
| 8 Mar 2021 | 6,169 |
| 5 Mar 2021 | 0 |
References
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- "owid/covid-19-data". GitHub. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- Ritchie, Hannah; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Beltekian, Diana; Mathieu, Edouard; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Giattino, Charlie; Appel, Cameron; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Roser, Max (26 May 2020). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data.
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- "Emerging lessons from Africa's COVID-19 vaccine rollout". World Health Organization. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- Africa COVID-19 dashboard (World Health Organization).
- Princewill, Nimi (19 May 2021). "African countries have struggled to secure enough Covid-19 vaccines. So why are thousands of doses going to waste?". CNN. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- Faria, Julia (27 April 2021). "Cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccination doses in Angola 2021". Statista. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- "513,000 people receive COVID-19 jabs in Angola". Seal. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- "Africa will not meet WHO's 10% vaccination target by September: WHO AFRO". SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- Costa, Tatiana (31 May 2021). "Russia offers 25,000 doses of the covid-19 vaccine to Angola". Ver Angola. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- "20 Million Africans Are Due For Their 2nd COVID Shot. But There's No Supply In Sight". NPR.org. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- Silva, Graciosa (1 June 2021). "Country receives over one hundred thousand doses of vaccines from Pfizer against covid-19". Ver Angola. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- "Third wave sweeps across Africa as Covid vaccine imports dry up". The Guardian. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- "Angola has no vaccines for administering the first dose against covid-19". Ver Angola. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- "Portugal envia para Angola terceiro lote de vacinas contra a Covid-19". www.portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- Costa, Tatiana (28 September 2021). "Country received 1.2 million doses of chinese vaccine against covid-19". Ver Angola. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- "Angola/Mozambique: Mastercard Foundation donates 1.2M Janssen vaccines". Club of Mozambique. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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