COVID-19 vaccination in Cape Verde

Cape Verde has begun vaccinations against COVID-19.[1]

COVID-19 vaccination in Cape Verde
Date19 March 2021 - present
LocationCape Verde
CauseCOVID-19 pandemic

Background

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Vaccines on order

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Cape Verde is in negotiations with vaccine manufacturers.[2] It intends to receive 267,293 vaccine doses through the COVAX pillar.[3]

Vaccine Approval Deployment
Oxford–AstraZeneca   Yes   19 March 2021
Pfizer–BioNTech   Yes   19 March 2021

History

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Timeline

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March 2021

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Cape Verde is in negotiations with vaccine manufacturers.[2] Courtesy of COVAX it received 24,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on 12 March and 5,850 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on 14 March.[3] Vaccinations commenced on 19 March.[4] By the end of the month 3,699 vaccine doses had been administered.[5]

April 2021

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By 19 April, 8,330 persons had been inoculated, most of whom with the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine.[4] By the end of the month 15,780 vaccine doses had been administered.[5]

May 2021

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21,318 vaccine doses had been administered by 12 May. By the end of the month 27,276 vaccine doses had been administered.[5]

June 2021

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By the end of the month 86,434 vaccine doses had been administered.[5]

July 2021

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By the end of the month 173,183 vaccine doses had been administered.[5]

August 2021

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By the end of the month 296,476 vaccine doses had been administered.[5]

September 2021

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By the end of the month 414,300 vaccine doses had been administered.[5]

October 2021

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By the end of the month 504,434 vaccine doses had been administered. 94% of the targeted population had been fully vaccinated.[5]

November 2021

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By the end of the month 544,075 vaccine doses had been administered. By mid-November, the entire targeted population had been fully vaccinated.[5]

December 2021

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By the end of the month 571,130 vaccine doses had been administered. The entire targeted population was fully vaccinated.[5]

January 2022

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By the end of the month 611,615 vaccine doses had been administered. The entire targeted population was fully vaccinated.[5]

February 2022

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By the end of the month 704,843 vaccine doses had been administered. The entire targeted population was fully vaccinated.[5]

March 2022

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By the end of the month 728,077 vaccine doses had been administered. The entire targeted population was fully vaccinated.[5]

April 2022

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By the end of the month 752,194 vaccine doses had been administered. The entire targeted population was fully vaccinated.[5]

Progress

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Cumulative vaccinations

References

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  1. ^ "Cabo Verde Country Overview | World Health Organization". www.who.int. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Cabo Verde: Vaccination to cover 95% of population at risk at start-up". Macau Business. 22 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "COVID-19 vaccines sent by COVAX arrive in Cabo Verde". Unicef. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Cabo Verde: China vaccines against Covid-19 awaited as 8,330 inoculated so far". Macau Business. 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Africa COVID-19 dashboard (World Health Organization).