| Date | 10 March 2021 (2021-03-10) – present |
|---|---|
| Location | Angola |
| Motive | COVID-19 pandemic in Angola |
COVID-19 vaccination in Angola is an ongoingimmunisation campaign againstsevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causescoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in response to theongoing pandemic in the country.As of15 June 2021, Angola has administered1,314,375 doses of vaccines.[1][2]822,109 people with the first dose and492,266 people fully vaccinated.[3][4] Angola began their vaccination program shortly after receiving their first shipment ofOxford AstraZeneca vaccine in early March 2021.[5][6]
| Vaccine | Ordered | Received | Approval | Deployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sputnik V | ||||
| Oxford–AstraZeneca | 2,177,000 | 624,000 | ||
| Sinopharm BIBP | ||||
| Pfizer | 100,602 | 0 | ||
| Sputnik Light |
On 2 March 2021,Angola received its first shipment of 624,000 ofOxford/Astrazeneca vaccine courtesy ofCOVAX.[7]
Mass vaccination started on 10 March.[8] By the end of the month 111,230 vaccine doses had been administered.[9]
Angola received 495,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine which the Democratic Republic of Congo had been unable to use before the expiry date.[10]
As of 23 April 2021, Angola had administered a total of 456,349 doses.[11] By the end of the month 513,000 persons had received an inoculation.[12][13]
On 30 May, Angola received 25,000 doses of theSputnik V COVID-19 vaccine donated byRussia.[14][15]
By the end of the month 1.75 million doses had been administered, including 294,577 second doses.[16][17]
On 1 June, Angola received 100,620 doses of thePfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine purchased throughCOVAX.[16]
On 29 June, the Health Minister announced that due to a shortage of vaccine doses, first doses would be suspended until further notice while second doses would continue to be administered.[18]
By the end of the month, 1.5 million vaccine doses had been administered.[9]
By the end of the month, 1.7 million vaccine doses had been administered.[9]
On 26 August, Angola received 185,000 doses of theOxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated byPortugal, which has so far donated 370,000 vaccines to Angola.[19]
By the end of the month 1.9 million vaccine doses had been administered.[9]
On 27 September, Angola received 1.2 million doses of the Sinopharm BIBP vaccine through COVAX.[20]
By the end of the month 3.1 million vaccine doses had been administered.[9]
By the end of the month 6.2 million vaccine doses had been administered while 12% of the target population had been fully vaccinated.[9]
In late November, Angola received 453,600 doses of theJanssen COVID-19 vaccine courtesy of theMastercard Foundation.[21]
By the end of the month 9.3 million vaccine doses had been administered while 21% of the target population had been fully vaccinated.[9]
By the end of the month 11 million vaccine doses had been administered while 28% of the target population had been fully vaccinated.[9]
By the end of the month 14.6 million vaccine doses had been administered while 35% of the target population had been fully vaccinated.[9]
By the end of the month 16.6 million vaccine doses had been administered while 5.6 million persons had been fully vaccinated.[9]
By the end of the month 17.7 million vaccine doses had been administered while 6.1 million persons had been fully vaccinated.[9]
By the end of the month 17.9 million vaccine doses had been administered while 6.3 million persons had been fully vaccinated.[9]
Cumulative vaccinations
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| 8 Jun 2021 | 1,115,919 |
| 31 May 2021 | 909,215 |
| 26 May 2021 | 859,979 |
| 18 May 2021 | 681,502 |
| 12 May 2021 | 626,572 |
| 23 Apr 2021 | 456,349 |
| 19 Apr 2021 | 395,447 |
| 11 Apr 2021 | 245,442 |
| 29 Mar 2021 | 130,750 |
| 24 Mar 2021 | 87,022 |
| 18 Mar 2021 | 49,000, |
| 8 Mar 2021 | 6,169 |
| 5 Mar 2021 | 0 |