COVID-19 vaccination in Burkina Faso explained

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Burkina Faso.

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Burkina Faso started vaccinating against COVID-19 on 2 June 2021.[1]

Background

Vaccines On Order

Burkina Faso is in the works of securing additional vaccines.[2]

History

Timeline

March 2021

So far, the health system in Burkina Faso's health system has been under strain with dealing with the pandemic, leaving them unable to focus on vaccinations in the country.[3]

May 2021

Burkina Faso received 115,200 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on 30 May, courtesy of COVAX.[4]

June 2021

Vaccinations started on 2 June.[5] By the end of the month 25,833 vaccine doses had been administered.[6]

July 2021

In late July and early August, Burkina Faso received 302,400 doses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States through COVAX.[7] By the end of the month 35,402 vaccine doses had been administered.

August 2021

By the end of the month 98,670 vaccine doses had been administered.

September 2021

By the end of the month 254,545 vaccine doses had been administered.

October 2021

By the end of the month 393,427 vaccine doses had been administered while 3% of the targeted population had been fully vaccinated.

November 2021

By the end of the month 490,477 vaccine doses had been administered while 4% of the targeted population had been fully vaccinated.

December 2021

By the end of the month 1.05 million vaccine doses had been administered while 8% of the targeted population had been fully vaccinated.

January 2022

By the end of the month 1.3 million vaccine doses had been administered while 9% of the targeted population had been fully vaccinated.

February 2022

By the end of the month 2.3 million vaccine doses had been administered while 1.1 million persons had been fully vaccinated.

March 2022

By the end of the month 2.4 million vaccine doses had been administered while 1.2 million persons had been fully vaccinated.

April 2022

By the end of the month 2.9 million vaccine doses had been administered while 1.5 million persons had been fully vaccinated.

Progress

Cumulative vaccinations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AfricaNews. 2021-02-05. Burkina Faso Struggles Against the Second Wave of COVID-19. 2021-03-08. Africanews. en.
  2. Web site: Burkina Faso: Collaborating for change. 2021-03-08. www.gavi.org. en.
  3. Web site: Burkina Faso hospitals struggle with new wave of COVID-19. 2021-03-08. ABC News. en.
  4. Web site: COVID-19: latest global developments. 2021-06-01. The ASEAN Post. 2021-06-01.
  5. Web site: Burkina Faso : lancement de la vaccination contre la Covid-19. 2021-06-03. Anadolu Agency. 2021-06-02. fr. Ben Ahmed. Lassaad.
  6. Africa COVID-19 dashboard (World Health Organization).
  7. Web site: COVAX vaccine roll-out Burkina Faso. 5 August 2021. Gavi. 2 August 2021.