After over one year of COVID-19 vaccination drives, a little over half of the world′s population has been fully vaccinated, reported media.

The Washington Post reported that as per Our World in Data, around 54% of the world′s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while about 62% have been administered at least one dose of a vaccine.

There is a noticeable global divide. According to the data, less than 11% of individuals have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose in low-income countries. On the other hand, the figure stands at about 55% in lower-middle-income countries and at around 80% in both upper-middle-income and high-income countries.

The World Health Organization as well as public health experts have been warning that vaccine inequity is prolonging the pandemic… (ET Healthworld – IANS, February 12, 2022)