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Just .3% of the 3.5 billion COVID-19 vaccines administered worldwide have reached low-income countries.

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Yes, you read that right: Just .3% of the 3.5 billion COVID-19 vaccines administered worldwide have reached low-income countries.

Africa is in last place in the race to beat back COVID. In places like Congo and South Sudan, vaccination percentages are as low as .1%, and in the midst of India’s deadly third wave of COVID, only 3.8% of the population is vaccinated.

Yet, in high-income and upper-middle income countries, vaccine distribution is as high as 85%, showing that not all vaccine delivery is equal.

Not all vaccine delivery is equal.

of the population in India is fully vaccinated.

of the population in the U.S. is fully vaccinated.

As of July 16, 2021

Since the outbreak, CARE has been hard at work in the communities where we live and work around the world. We have been sharing the facts about COVID-19 and distributing hygiene kits to prevent the spread of COVID. Today, CARE is working to ensure the fast and fair distribution of vaccines worldwide, including by advocating with the U.S. Government to pay its fair share for vaccine delivery to the most vulnerable communities, and to invest in health systems and health workers worldwide.

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