On 29 January 2021, Algeria launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign, a day after receiving its first shipment of 50,000 doses of the Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. As of 6 June 2021, around 2.5 million doses have been administered.[1][2] Algeria is currently vaccinating its population with both Sputnik V and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines.[3][4]
| Date | 29 January 2021 |
|---|---|
| Location | vaccination clinics |
| Cause | COVID-19 pandemic |
| Participants | 2,500,000 doses administered Sputnik V and Oxford-AstraZeneca (6 June 2021) 2,500,000 Total vaccinated people (to which the first and second dose of vaccine were administered) |
| Footage | https://corona-dz.live/ |
Background edit
Data Reporting edit
Algeria has reported on administering over 2.5 million doses of the vaccine. Data is only reported every few weeks or months apart without secondary dose information.[5][6]
History edit
Timeline edit
January 2021 edit
On 28 January 2021, Algeria received 50,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine which landed at Algiers International Airport.[7]
On 29 January 2021, Algeria launched a coronavirus vaccination campaign, a day after receiving its first shipment of 50,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.[8]
February 2021 edit
On 1 February, 50,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived.[9]
On 25 February 2021, Algeria received 200,000 more vaccines from China.[10]
April 2021 edit
364,800 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine were delivered on 3 April through the COVAX pillar.[11][12]
On 7 April, minister Lotfi Benbahmad announced that an agreement had been reached to produce Sputnik V at Saidal's manufacturing plant in Constantine.[13][14]
On 26 April, the U.S. provided more than 600,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.[15]
August 2021 edit
By the end of the month, 4.1 million vaccine doses had been administered.[16]
September 2021 edit
By the end of the month, 10.2 million vaccine doses had been administered.[16]
October 2021 edit
By the end of the month, 11.2 million vaccine doses had been administered while 27% of the target population had been fully vaccinated.[16]
November 2021 edit
By the end of the month, 12.1 million vaccine doses had been administered while 30% of the target population had been fully vaccinated.[16]
December 2021 edit
By the end of the month, 12.5 million vaccine doses had been administered while 31% of the target population had been fully vaccinated.[16]
January 2022 edit
By the end of the month, 13 million vaccine doses had been administered while 32% of the target population had been fully vaccinated.[16]
April 2022 edit
By the end of the month, 15 million vaccine doses had been administered while 6.5 million persons had been fully vaccinated.[16]
Progress edit
Cumulative vaccinations in Algeria[17]
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Daily vaccinations chart of Algeria
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References edit
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- ^ "Algeria: total COVID-19 vaccine doses 2021". Statista. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Algeria: the latest coronavirus counts, charts and maps". graphics.reuters.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Algeria sets up mobile centres to speed up its COVID-19 vaccination drive". 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.
- ^ "Algeria Allocates Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics". Asharq AL-awsat. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ AfricaNews (30 January 2021). "Algeria's COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Kicks Off with Sputnik V". Africanews. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Algeria launches its Covid-19 vaccination campaign". France 24. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Coronavirus : first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine arrives in Algiers". Algeria Press Service. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "StackPath". dailynewsegypt.com. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Algeria receives 364,800 COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Facility". Unicef. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "COVAX roll-out - Algeria". www.gavi.org. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Sossoukpè, Carine (8 April 2021). "Coronavirus: Algeria to start production of Sputnik V vaccine from September". Ecofin Agency. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Algeria launches its Covid-19 vaccination campaign". France 24. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "United States Donates 604,800 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine to Algeria". U.S. Embassy in Algeria. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Africa COVID-19 dashboard (World Health Organization).
- ^ "owid/covid-19-data". GitHub. Retrieved 7 March 2021.