As of August 8, 2021, South Africa had administered a total of close to 8.6 million doses of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. The country faced a rough start to its vaccination program as health authorities claimed that the beta variant (B.1.351 or 501Y.V2) was resistant against the received AstraZeneca/Oxford immunizing. South Africa then started February 17 its phase one campaign, vaccinating health workers with Johnson and Johnson vaccines. Gauteng, the province with Johannesburg as capital, had the highest number of vaccinated individuals at 2.12 million. It is also the region with the highest number of registered cases in the country. KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape followed with 1.62 million and 1.33 million people that have taken the jabs. In all nine provinces, the number of females vaccinated was higher than that of males.
Total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination doses administered in South Africa as of August 8, 2021, by gender and region
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Department of Health South Africa. (August 9, 2021). Total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination doses administered in South Africa as of August 8, 2021, by gender and region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246514/total-number-of-covid-19-vaccination-doses-in-south-africa-by-gender/
Department of Health South Africa. "Total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination doses administered in South Africa as of August 8, 2021, by gender and region." Chart. August 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246514/total-number-of-covid-19-vaccination-doses-in-south-africa-by-gender/
Department of Health South Africa. (2021). Total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination doses administered in South Africa as of August 8, 2021, by gender and region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246514/total-number-of-covid-19-vaccination-doses-in-south-africa-by-gender/
Department of Health South Africa. "Total Number of Coronavirus (Covid-19) Vaccination Doses Administered in South Africa as of August 8, 2021, by Gender and Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246514/total-number-of-covid-19-vaccination-doses-in-south-africa-by-gender/
Department of Health South Africa, Total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination doses administered in South Africa as of August 8, 2021, by gender and region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246514/total-number-of-covid-19-vaccination-doses-in-south-africa-by-gender/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination doses administered in South Africa as of August 8, 2021, by gender and region [Graph], Department of Health South Africa, August 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246514/total-number-of-covid-19-vaccination-doses-in-south-africa-by-gender/
