Cuba Starts COVID-19 Inoculation Program
The US has administered more than 143 million COVID-19 vaccinations.
Cuba has started their COVID-19 vaccination campaign, giving does of their homegrown shots to more than 150,000 frontline workers.
While most of the world has been reliant on a few vaccine producers, Cuba has created their own that have all shown promise and have advanced through 3 stages of clinical trials. The country says that it will eventually sell or donate their vaccines to other nations and will comply with all international regulations.
The African Union, a continental union consisting of 55 member states in Africa, is set to receive shipments of the Janssen one shot vaccine. The two reached a deal to supply up to 220 million doses beginning in the fall, with the option of acquiring an additional 180 million doses of the vaccine. This comes at a time when the African Union has been experiencing a slot rollout and an uptick in cases caused by novel variants.
Lastly, Nepal has received a donation of 800,000 vaccine doses from China in order to help them restart their vaccine campaign after an issue with shipment delays from India. The country has seen 277,000 COVID-19 cases with 3,027 deaths attributed to the virus. The country hopes these vaccines will help in their efforts to control the spread.
| United States | 143.46 million | 42.9 per 100 |
| China | 106.61 million | 7.41 per 100 |
| India | 60.53 million | 4.39 per 100 |
| United Kingdom | 33.68 million | 49.61 per 100 |
| Brazil | 17.71 million | 8.33 per 100 |
| Turkey | 14.65 million | 17.37 per 100 |
| Germany | 12.87 million | 15.36 per 100 |
| Russia | 10.6 million | 7.26 per 100 |
| Indonesia | 10.43 million | 3.81 per 100 |
| France | 10.39 million | 15.25 per 100 |
Data Table per Our World in Data (March 29, 2021, 12 AM EST)
In the United States, more states are expanding their vaccine eligibility to all adults starting this week. 6 states expanded on Monday, with others following Tuesday and Wednesday. The increased eligibility starts as case numbers have been increasing all over the country.
| California | 17,335,016 | 43.87 per 100 |
| Texas | 10,941,968 | 37.73 per 100 |
| Florida | 9,271,008 | 43.16 per 100 |
| New York | 8,654,504 | 44.48 per 100 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,795,550 | 45.27 per 100 |
| Illinois | 5,682,011 | 44.84 per 100 |
| Ohio | 5,074,719 | 43.41 per 100 |
| North Carolina | 4,549,839 | 43.38 per 100 |
| Michigan | 4,214,787 | 42.20 per 100 |
| New Jersey | 4,142,916 | 46.64 per 100 |
Data Table per CDC COVID-19 Tracker (March 28, 2021, 6 AM EST)
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