COVID: South America, the region that has gone from worst in the world in terms of epidemic to highest in vaccination | international | News

South America is the region with the worst records for this COVID-19 pandemic in the world, with the deadliest waves and the highest accumulation of deaths from this disease on the planet..

Since recording of COVID-19 patient deaths began, there have been 2,740 deaths per million inhabitants in South America, according to the Our World in Data database. In the United States there were 2,450; in Europe 2000; And in Asia 267.

The highest number of daily deaths throughout this pandemic has also occurred in South America, averaging 10.85 per million inhabitants in April of this year.

However, the Indian subcontinent ends 2021 with auspicious data: it is the country with the highest vaccination against coronavirus, with 63.4% of its entire population has been fully vaccinated (one or two doses, depending on each drug) and 74.3% of the 434 million people with at least one dose, according to official figures released by the US Health Organization as of Thursday 23.

Additionally, from December 17 to 23, the daily average was 0.7 deaths per million inhabitants, six times fewer than in Europe or the United States, according to Our World in Data.

Europe is the second most fully vaccinated region, with 60.5%, while 4.2% of the population is partially vaccinated.

North America ranks third with 59.6% of the population of Mexico, the United States and Canada of 500 million with the full process; At least one dose was 71.4% as of Thursday, December 23.

The Caribbean recorded 43% of complete immunizations and 49% of at least one dose; and Central America 42% and 54%, respectively.

On the American continent as a whole, there were 59.7% of those vaccinated with two doses (or one dose), 70.8% with at least one dose, and 10.6% with booster doses.

58% of the population of Oceania was vaccinated with two doses, and Asia 55%. Finally Africa, where only 8.8% of its population has been vaccinated.

The best of the best

The country with the best vaccination level in South America is Chile, where 85.6% of the population has received the full guideline. There, children from 3 years old can receive injections.

It is followed by Uruguay (76.6%), Argentina (76.5%), Ecuador (69.1%) and Brazil (65.7%).

And in worst case come Guyana, Bolivia and Suriname, less than 40%.

The third dose

Although two South American countries – Chile and Uruguay – record high levels of booster vaccination (52.7% and 42.7%, respectively), the average for the Indian subcontinent is much lower (8.8%).

Europe is the continent with the highest number of applied boosters (21.5%).

In North America, 13.4% of the population received the booster dose.

Oceania (5%) and Asia (4%) are the regions where lower third doses have been administered, with the exception of Africa, where application of third doses has been marginal.