Eritrea is the only country on the African continent that has not yet started vaccinating its citizens against COVID-19 as part of a national campaign.
According to national media reports, after the vaccination campaign started in Tanzania on July 28 and Burundi announced that it would also vaccinate itself, Eritrea is now the only country on the continent that has not planned a COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
Although Tanzania and Burundi say “yes” to the vaccine with the help of the international community, the continent is far behind in vaccination campaigns.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Office, only 1.6% of the continent’s population is fully vaccinated.
According to the WHO report, the Seychelles vaccinated more than 68% of the population, while Mauritius vaccinated 33% and Morocco 26%. The three countries are marked as the countries with the highest vaccination rate on the continent.
In Eritrea, 6,547 people have been found with COVID-19 so far, 35 people have died.
The number of covid-19 cases on the African continent exceeded 6.7 million, more than 170,800 people died.
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