One billion doses of Covid-19 jabs have been administered thus far. Inoculation is still largely a privilege of high-income countries, with to 16% of the world's population administering 47% of vaccine doses. At least 1,002,938,540 vaccine doses have been administered in 207 countries and territories, according to an AFP tally. And worldwide, the number of vaccine doses administered has doubled in less than a month. Britain began to gradually lift Covid-19 restrictions last month after months of curbs and a successful mass vaccination campaign.

Source: News 24 April 25, 2021 06:45 UTC