COVID-19 vaccination in Africa increases by almost three-quarters in June 2022

Administered COVID-19 doses rose by 74% in June 2022 compared to the previous month after a sustained three-month decrease between March and May. This is due to mass COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in 16 countries in June. Nineteen mass vaccination campaigns are being implemented in July.

The dramatic rise in vaccines doses administered has pushed six countries beyond the critical benchmark of having more than 10% of their total…