Morocco is leading the African continent in terms of acquisition and administration of COVID-19 vaccine doses, according to the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
African countries have acquired 357.9 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine since the start of the vaccine scramble worldwide, said Africa CDC.
Morocco, Egypt, South Africa, and Tunisia have acquired and administered the most doses of COVID-19 vaccines to their respective populations, the same source added.
According to the African CDC, 204.3 million available doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across the continent, which is the equivalent of about 57% of the total quantity the continent has so far acquired.
As of Friday afternoon, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa reached 8,549,672, with 220,378 deaths and 7,966,552 recoveries.
Morocco’s government has been speeding up its vaccination campaign to meet its initial goal of vaccinating up to 80% of the population (33 million) by the end of this year or early 2022.
As of November 14, Morocco fully vaccinated 22,393,250 people. 24,360,793 have received two doses, while 1,571,072 people have been administered a third dose.
Morocco’s COVID figures have sharply dropped in recent weeks, and the government and observers have attributed the improvement to the success of the country’s vaccination campaign.
Despite the noted improvement, however, Moroccan health professionals and authorities have been warning of another possible COVID wave during the winter season.
Arguing that Morocco is not totally out of the pandemic woods, Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb has continuously urged Moroccans and residents to get vaccinated and continue observing social distancing and other preventive measures.
