Over 4.93B coronavirus vaccine shots administered worldwide

By Merve Berker

ANKARA (AA) – More than 4.93 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide, according to Our World in Data, a tracking website affiliated with Oxford University.

Data shows that China, where the virus first emerged in late 2019, leads the global count with over 1.94 billion shots as of Sunday.

India comes second with more than 576.37 million jabs, followed by the US with 361.68 million, according to latest figures.

Brazil has given over 173.65 million shots, Japan 115.74 million, Germany 99.34 million, and the UK 89.07 million.

According to the Turkish Health Ministry’s figures, Turkey has administered more than 88.6 million jabs. Over 45.91 million people in the country have received a first dose and more than 35.08 million have had both jabs.

Most vaccines are given in two doses, but some countries are also administering third booster shots. Turkey has given over 7.57 million third booster shots.

Indonesia and France have administered more than 88.2 million and 82.92 million jabs, respectively, followed by Mexico, Russia, Italy, Spain, and Canada.

The number of COVID-19 cases around the world now stands at over 211.57 million, including more than 4.42 million deaths, according to the US’ Johns Hopkins University.