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More Than 10 Billion Covid Vaccine Doses Administered Across Globe

A health worker prepares a dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination site inside a gymnasium in San Juan City, Metro Manila, on Dec. 28, 2021.Photographer: Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg
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More than 10 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered across the globe, according to the latest tally from the Bloomberg Vaccine Tracker.

The total is more than enough to give a dose to every person on Earth. But the milestone hides substantial inequality: Just over 13 months since the first vaccines went into arms, many wealthy, developed nations have achieved deep levels of vaccination across their populations. Many less-wealthy places, particularly in Africa, have not.