Big Drop In the last seven days, India’s vaccination coverage grew just 2.2%, the third slowest among the 10 most populous countries for which data is available.
Indonesia saw the fastest growth for the second straight week, followed by the Philippines and Mexico. Indonesia, which recently saw a devastating covid-19 outbreak, aims to administer 300 million doses by the end of this year, even as its famed tourist destination Bali is set to reopen to vaccinated tourists.
The Philippines received 844,800 AstraZeneca vaccine doses from Germany through the COVAX facility earlier this week. It also began to vaccinate its teenage population with comorbidities.