As of March 20, 2023, around 391 doses of COVID-19 vaccines per 100 people in Cuba had been administered, one of the highest COVID-19 vaccine dose rates of any country worldwide. This statistic shows the rate of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered worldwide as of March 20, 2023, by country or territory.

As of May 2, 2023, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had been confirmed in almost every country and territory around the world. There had been roughly 687 million cases and 6.86 million deaths.

Vaccine approval in the United States The United States has recorded more coronavirus infections and deaths than any other country in the world. The regulatory agency in the country authorized three COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use. Both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines were approved in December 2020, while the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was approved in February 2021. As of April 26, 2023, the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the U.S. had reached 675 million.

The difference between vaccines and antivirals Medications can help with the symptoms of viruses, but it is the role of the immune system to take care of them over time. However, the use of vaccines and antivirals can help the immune system in doing its job. The most tried and tested vaccine method is to inject an inactive or weakened form of a virus, encouraging the immune system to produce protective antibodies. The immune system keeps the virus in its memory, and if the real one appears, the body will recognize it and attack it more efficiently. Antivirals are designed to help target viruses, limiting their ability to reproduce and spread to other cells. They are used by patients who are already infected by a virus and can make the infection less severe.

This dataset reports the daily reported number of the 7-day moving average rates of Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status and by age group. Learn how the Government of Ontario is helping to keep Ontarians safe during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus outbreak. Effective November 14, 2024 this page will no longer be updated. Information about COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses is available on Public Health Ontario’s interactive respiratory virus tool: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Data-and-Analysis/Infectious-Disease/Respiratory-Virus-Tool Data includes: * Date on which the death occurred * Age group * 7-day moving average of the last seven days of the death rate per 100,000 for those not fully vaccinated * 7-day moving average of the last seven days of the death rate per 100,000 for those fully vaccinated * 7-day moving average of the last seven days of the death rate per 100,000 for those vaccinated with at least one booster ##Additional notes As of June 16, all COVID-19 datasets will be updated weekly on Thursdays by 2pm. As of January 12, 2024, data from the date of January 1, 2024 onwards reflect updated population estimates. This update specifically impacts data for the 'not fully vaccinated' category. On November 30, 2023 the count of COVID-19 deaths was updated to include missing historical deaths from January 15, 2020 to March 31, 2023. CCM is a dynamic disease reporting system which allows ongoing update to data previously entered. As a result, data extracted from CCM represents a snapshot at the time of extraction and may differ from previous or subsequent results. Public Health Units continually clean up COVID-19 data, correcting for missing or overcounted cases and deaths. These corrections can result in data spikes and current totals being different from previously reported cases and deaths. Observed trends over time should be interpreted with caution for the most recent period due to reporting and/or data entry lags. The data does not include vaccination data for people who did not provide consent for vaccination records to be entered into the provincial COVaxON system. This includes individual records as well as records from some Indigenous communities where those communities have not consented to including vaccination information in COVaxON. “Not fully vaccinated” category includes people with no vaccine and one dose of double-dose vaccine. “People with one dose of double-dose vaccine” category has a small and constantly changing number. The combination will stabilize the results. Spikes, negative numbers and other data anomalies: Due to ongoing data entry and data quality assurance activities in Case and Contact Management system (CCM) file, Public Health Units continually clean up COVID-19, correcting for missing or overcounted cases and deaths. These corrections can result in data spikes, negative numbers and current totals being different from previously reported case and death counts. Public Health Units report cause of death in the CCM based on information available to them at the time of reporting and in accordance with definitions provided by Public Health Ontario. The medical certificate of death is the official record and the cause of death could be different. Deaths are defined per the outcome field in CCM marked as “Fatal”. Deaths in COVID-19 cases identified as unrelated to COVID-19 are not included in the Deaths involving COVID-19 reported. Rates for the most recent days are subject to reporting lags All data reflects totals from 8 p.m. the previous day. This dataset is subject to change.

As of March 20, 2023, over 13 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered worldwide, with the United States accounting for almost 672 million of this total. This statistic shows the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered worldwide as of March 20, 2023, by country.

On March 10, 2023, the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center ceased its collecting and reporting of global COVID-19 data. For updated cases, deaths, and vaccine data please visit: World Health Organization (WHO)For more information, visit the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.COVID-19 Trends MethodologyOur goal is to analyze and present daily updates in the form of recent trends within countries, states, or counties during the COVID-19 global pandemic. The data we are analyzing is taken directly from the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases Dashboard, though we expect to be one day behind the dashboard’s live feeds to allow for quality assurance of the data.DOI: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.125529863/7/2022 - Adjusted the rate of active cases calculation in the U.S. to reflect the rates of serious and severe cases due nearly completely dominant Omicron variant.6/24/2020 - Expanded Case Rates discussion to include fix on 6/23 for calculating active cases.6/22/2020 - Added Executive Summary and Subsequent Outbreaks sectionsRevisions on 6/10/2020 based on updated CDC reporting. This affects the estimate of active cases by revising the average duration of cases with hospital stays downward from 30 days to 25 days. The result shifted 76 U.S. counties out of Epidemic to Spreading trend and no change for national level trends.Methodology update on 6/2/2020: This sets the length of the tail of new cases to 6 to a maximum of 14 days, rather than 21 days as determined by the last 1/3 of cases. This was done to align trends and criteria for them with U.S. CDC guidance. The impact is areas transition into Controlled trend sooner for not bearing the burden of new case 15-21 days earlier.Correction on 6/1/2020Discussion of our assertion of an abundance of caution in assigning trends in rural counties added 5/7/2020. Revisions added on 4/30/2020 are highlighted.Revisions added on 4/23/2020 are highlighted.Executive SummaryCOVID-19 Trends is a methodology for characterizing the current trend for places during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Each day we assign one of five trends: Emergent, Spreading, Epidemic, Controlled, or End Stage to geographic areas to geographic areas based on the number of new cases, the number of active cases, the total population, and an algorithm (described below) that contextualize the most recent fourteen days with the overall COVID-19 case history. Currently we analyze the countries of the world and the U.S. Counties. The purpose is to give policymakers, citizens, and analysts a fact-based data driven sense for the direction each place is currently going. When a place has the initial cases, they are assigned Emergent, and if that place controls the rate of new cases, they can move directly to Controlled, and even to End Stage in a short time. However, if the reporting or measures to curtail spread are not adequate and significant numbers of new cases continue, they are assigned to Spreading, and in cases where the spread is clearly uncontrolled, Epidemic trend.We analyze the data reported by Johns Hopkins University to produce the trends, and we report the rates of cases, spikes of new cases, the number of days since the last reported case, and number of deaths. We also make adjustments to the assignments based on population so rural areas are not assigned trends based solely on case rates, which can be quite high relative to local populations.Two key factors are not consistently known or available and should be taken into consideration with the assigned trend. First is the amount of resources, e.g., hospital beds, physicians, etc.that are currently available in each area. Second is the number of recoveries, which are often not tested or reported. On the latter, we provide a probable number of active cases based on CDC guidance for the typical duration of mild to severe cases.Reasons for undertaking this work in March of 2020:The popular online maps and dashboards show counts of confirmed cases, deaths, and recoveries by country or administrative sub-region. Comparing the counts of one country to another can only provide a basis for comparison during the initial stages of the outbreak when counts were low and the number of local outbreaks in each country was low. By late March 2020, countries with small populations were being left out of the mainstream news because it was not easy to recognize they had high per capita rates of cases (Switzerland, Luxembourg, Iceland, etc.). Additionally, comparing countries that have had confirmed COVID-19 cases for high numbers of days to countries where the outbreak occurred recently is also a poor basis for comparison.The graphs of confirmed cases and daily increases in cases were fit into a standard size rectangle, though the Y-axis for one country had a maximum value of 50, and for another country 100,000, which potentially misled people interpreting the slope of the curve. Such misleading circumstances affected comparing large population countries to small population counties or countries with low numbers of cases to China which had a large count of cases in the early part of the outbreak. These challenges for interpreting and comparing these graphs represent work each reader must do based on their experience and ability. Thus, we felt it would be a service to attempt to automate the thought process experts would use when visually analyzing these graphs, particularly the most recent tail of the graph, and provide readers with an a resulting synthesis to characterize the state of the pandemic in that country, state, or county.The lack of reliable data for confirmed recoveries and therefore active cases. Merely subtracting deaths from total cases to arrive at this figure progressively loses accuracy after two weeks. The reason is 81% of cases recover after experiencing mild symptoms in 10 to 14 days. Severe cases are 14% and last 15-30 days (based on average days with symptoms of 11 when admitted to hospital plus 12 days median stay, and plus of one week to include a full range of severely affected people who recover). Critical cases are 5% and last 31-56 days. Sources:U.S. CDC. April 3, 2020 Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Accessed online. Initial older guidance was also obtained online. Additionally, many people who recover may not be tested, and many who are, may not be tracked due to privacy laws. Thus, the formula used to compute an estimate of active cases is: Active Cases = 100% of new cases in past 14 days + 19% from past 15-25 days + 5% from past 26-49 days - total deaths. On 3/17/2022, the U.S. calculation was adjusted to: Active Cases = 100% of new cases in past 14 days + 6% from past 15-25 days + 3% from past 26-49 days - total deaths. Sources: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7104e4.htm https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions If a new variant arrives and appears to cause higher rates of serious cases, we will roll back this adjustment. We’ve never been inside a pandemic with the ability to learn of new cases as they are confirmed anywhere in the world. After reviewing epidemiological and pandemic scientific literature, three needs arose. We need to specify which portions of the pandemic lifecycle this map cover. The World Health Organization (WHO) specifies six phases. The source data for this map begins just after the beginning of Phase 5: human to human spread and encompasses Phase 6: pandemic phase. Phase six is only characterized in terms of pre- and post-peak. However, these two phases are after-the-fact analyses and cannot ascertained during the event. Instead, we describe (below) a series of five trends for Phase 6 of the COVID-19 pandemic.Choosing terms to describe the five trends was informed by the scientific literature, particularly the use of epidemic, which signifies uncontrolled spread. The five trends are: Emergent, Spreading, Epidemic, Controlled, and End Stage. Not every locale will experience all five, but all will experience at least three: emergent, controlled, and end stage.This layer presents the current trends for the COVID-19 pandemic by country (or appropriate level). There are five trends:Emergent: Early stages of outbreak. Spreading: Early stages and depending on an administrative area’s capacity, this may represent a manageable rate of spread. Epidemic: Uncontrolled spread. Controlled: Very low levels of new casesEnd Stage: No New cases These trends can be applied at several levels of administration: Local: Ex., City, District or County – a.k.a. Admin level 2State: Ex., State or Province – a.k.a. Admin level 1National: Country – a.k.a. Admin level 0Recommend that at least 100,000 persons be represented by a unit; granted this may not be possible, and then the case rate per 100,000 will become more important.Key Concepts and Basis for Methodology: 10 Total Cases minimum threshold: Empirically, there must be enough cases to constitute an outbreak. Ideally, this would be 5.0 per 100,000, but not every area has a population of 100,000 or more. Ten, or fewer, cases are also relatively less difficult to track and trace to sources. 21 Days of Cases minimum threshold: Empirically based on COVID-19 and would need to be adjusted for any other event. 21 days is also the minimum threshold for analyzing the “tail” of the new cases curve, providing seven cases as the basis for a likely trend (note that 21 days in the tail is preferred). This is the minimum needed to encompass the onset and duration of a normal case (5-7 days plus 10-14 days). Specifically, a median of 5.1 days incubation time, and 11.2 days for 97.5% of cases to incubate. This is also driven by pressure to understand trends and could easily be adjusted to 28 days. Source

About Dataset: WHO COVID-19 Global Data

This dataset provides comprehensive information on the global COVID-19 pandemic as reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). The dataset is available in comma-separated values (CSV) format and includes the following fields:

Daily cases and deaths by date reported to WHO: WHO-COVID-19-global-data.csv

• Date_reported (Date): The date of reporting to WHO.
• Country_code (String): The ISO Alpha-2 country code.
• Country (String): The name of the country, territory, or area.
• WHO_region (String): The WHO regional office to which the country belongs. WHO Member States are grouped into six WHO regions, including AFRO (Regional Office for Africa), AMRO (Regional Office for the Americas), SEARO (Regional Office for South-East Asia), EURO (Regional Office for Europe), EMRO (Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean), and WPRO (Regional Office for the Western Pacific).
• New_cases (Integer): The number of new confirmed cases reported on a given day. This is calculated by subtracting the previous cumulative case count from the current cumulative case count.
• Cumulative_cases (Integer): The total cumulative confirmed cases reported to WHO up to the specified date.
• New_deaths (Integer): The number of new confirmed deaths reported on a given day. Similar to new cases, this is calculated by subtracting the previous cumulative death count from the current cumulative death count.- Cumulative_deaths (Integer): The total cumulative confirmed deaths reported to WHO up to the specified date.

In addition to the COVID-19 case and death data, this dataset also includes valuable information related to COVID-19 vaccinations. The vaccination data consists of the following fields:

Vaccination Data Fields: vaccination-data.csv

• COUNTRY (String): Country, territory, or area.
• ISO3 (String): ISO Alpha-3 country code.
• WHO_REGION (String): The WHO regional office to which the country belongs.
• DATA_SOURCE (String): Indicates the data source, which can be either "REPORTING" (Data reported by Member States or sourced from official reports) or "OWID" (Data sourced from Our World in Data COVID-19 Vaccinations).
• DATE_UPDATED (Date): Date of the last update.
• TOTAL_VACCINATIONS (Integer): Cumulative total vaccine doses administered.
• PERSONS_VACCINATED_1PLUS_DOSE (Decimal): Cumulative number of persons vaccinated with at least one dose.
• TOTAL_VACCINATIONS_PER100 (Integer): Cumulative total vaccine doses administered per 100 population.
• PERSONS_VACCINATED_1PLUS_DOSE_PER100 (Decimal): Cumulative persons vaccinated with at least one dose per 100 population.
• PERSONS_LAST_DOSE (Integer): Cumulative number of persons vaccinated with a complete primary series.
• PERSONS_LAST_DOSE_PER100 (Decimal): Cumulative number of persons vaccinated with a complete primary series per 100 population.
• VACCINES_USED (String): Combined short name of the vaccine in the format "Company - Product name."
• FIRST_VACCINE_DATE (Date): Date of the first vaccinations, equivalent to the start/launch date of the first vaccine administered in a country.
• NUMBER_VACCINES_TYPES_USED (Integer): Number of vaccine types used per country, territory, or area.
• PERSONS_BOOSTER_ADD_DOSE (Integer): Cumulative number of persons vaccinated with at least one booster or additional dose.
• PERSONS_BOOSTER_ADD_DOSE_PER100 (Decimal): Cumulative number of persons vaccinated with at least one booster or additional dose per 100 population.

In addition to the vaccination data, a separate dataset containing vaccination metadata is available, including information about vaccine names, product names, company names, authorization dates, start and end dates of vaccine rollout, and more.

Vaccination metadata Fields: vaccination-metadata.csv

• ISO3 (String): ISO Alpha-3 country code
• VACCINE_NAME (String): Combined short name of vaccine: "Company - Product name" (see below)
• PRODUCT_NAME (String): Name or label of vaccine product, or type of vaccine (if unnamed).
• COMPANY_NAME (String): Marketing authorization holder of vaccine product.
• FIRST_VACCINE_DATE (Date): Date of first vaccinations. Equivalent to start/launch date of the first vaccine administered in a country.
• AUTHORIZATION_DATE (Date): Date vaccine product was authorized for use in the country, territory, area.
• START_DATE (Date): Start/launch date of vaccination with vaccine type (excludes vaccinations during clinical trials).
• END_DATE (Date): End date of vaccine rollout
• COMMENT (String): Comments related to vaccine rollout
• DATA_SOURCE (String): Indicates data source - REPORTING: Data reported by Member States, or sourced from official re...

As of January 18, 2023, Portugal had the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Europe having administered 272.78 doses per 100 people in the country, while Malta had administered 258.49 doses per 100. The UK was the first country in Europe to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for widespread use and began inoculations on December 8, 2020, and so far have administered 224.04 doses per 100. At the latest data, Belgium had carried out 253.89 doses of vaccines per 100 population. Russia became the first country in the world to authorize a vaccine - named Sputnik V - for use in the fight against COVID-19 in August 2020. As of August 4, 2022, Russia had administered 127.3 doses per 100 people in the country.

The seven-day rate of cases across Europe shows an ongoing perspective of which countries are worst affected by the virus relative to their population. For further information about the coronavirus pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

Context

The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the whole planet to its knees.More over 4.5 million people have died since the writing of this notebook, and the only acceptable way out of the disaster is to vaccinate all parts of society. Despite the fact that the benefits of vaccination have been proved to the world many times, anti-vaccine groups are springing up all over the world. This data set was generated to investigate the impact of coronavirus vaccinations on coronavirus mortality.

Content

Data Collection

This dataset is a combination of the following three datasets:

1.https://www.kaggle.com/gpreda/covid-world-vaccination-progress

2.https://covid19.who.int/WHO-COVID-19-global-data.csv

3.https://www.kaggle.com/rsrishav/world-population

you can find more detail about this dataset by reading this notebook:

https://www.kaggle.com/sinakaraji/simple-linear-regression-covid-vaccination

Countries in this dataset:

COVID-19 Vaccines Market Outlook

According to our latest research, the global COVID-19 vaccines market size stood at USD 34.2 billion in 2024, reflecting a significant contraction from the pandemic’s peak but still underscoring the ongoing demand for booster shots, variant-specific formulations, and immunization programs. The market is expected to reach USD 14.7 billion by 2033, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.8% over the forecast period. This trajectory is driven by persistent global immunization efforts, the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants, and the integration of COVID-19 vaccines into routine vaccination schedules.

The primary growth factor for the COVID-19 vaccines market is the continued evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, leading to the emergence of new variants. These variants often exhibit mutations that may partially evade immunity conferred by previous infection or vaccination, necessitating the development and deployment of updated vaccine formulations. Pharmaceutical companies are investing in next-generation vaccines, including multivalent and pan-coronavirus candidates, to address these challenges. Governments and health organizations remain vigilant, maintaining stockpiles and rolling out booster campaigns, especially for high-risk populations such as the elderly and immunocompromised. The integration of COVID-19 vaccines with seasonal influenza programs is also being explored, potentially driving market growth through combined immunization initiatives.

Another crucial driver is the growing emphasis on equitable vaccine access, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. International collaborations, such as COVAX and bilateral donation agreements, have played a vital role in expanding vaccine reach beyond high-income nations. As the acute phase of the pandemic subsides, there is a strategic shift towards sustained immunization efforts, with many countries incorporating COVID-19 vaccines into their national immunization schedules. This long-term approach is expected to stabilize demand and support market growth, albeit at a lower volume compared to the pandemic’s initial years. Additionally, the development of pediatric and variant-adapted vaccines is broadening the addressable market, ensuring ongoing relevance for manufacturers.

Technological advancements in vaccine platforms, particularly mRNA and protein subunit technologies, are reshaping the market landscape. The success of mRNA vaccines has spurred further research into their application for other infectious diseases, creating a pipeline of innovative products. These platforms offer advantages such as rapid adaptability to emerging variants and scalable manufacturing, making them attractive for both public health authorities and commercial stakeholders. The competitive environment is also fostering partnerships between pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, and academic institutions to accelerate research and development. Such collaborations are expected to yield more effective and durable vaccines, further propelling the market’s evolution.

From a regional perspective, North America and Europe continue to lead the market in terms of revenue, owing to robust healthcare infrastructure, high vaccination coverage, and proactive government policies. The Asia Pacific region is witnessing the fastest growth, driven by large population bases, increasing healthcare investments, and expanding immunization programs. Latin America and the Middle East & Africa are gradually improving their vaccination rates, supported by international aid and local manufacturing initiatives. The regional dynamics are influenced by factors such as regulatory approvals, supply chain logistics, and public acceptance of vaccines, which collectively shape the market’s trajectory across different geographies.

Vaccine Type Analysis

The COVID-19 vaccines market is segmented by vaccine type into mRNA vaccines, viral vector vaccines, protein subunit vaccines, inacti

Context

All about an attempt to end the pandemic across the globe with the help of vaccinations for COVID-19. It is important to track and understand the effort that is in progress across the globe to administer doses of vaccinations. There could be many sources of information. This is one of the sources from Bloomberg that is captured and presented here. Additionally, I have tried to include the GDP per capita per country from Wiki so that we can see how that is influencing the vaccination progress.

Content

There are two files. a) Latest Global Covid-19 Vaccine tracker of all the countries and regions in the World as of September 11, 2021 b) GDP information per capita per country

Attribute Information (COVID19 vaccination Tracker file)

• Countries and regions - Name of countries
• Doses administered - Number of vaccine doses administered
• Enough for % of people - Number of vaccine doses administered as a % of population
• Percentage of population with 1+ dose - Percentage of the population vaccinated with at least 1+ dose
• Percentage of the population fully vaccinated - Percentage of the population fully vaccinated
• Daily rate of doses administered - Daily rate of doses administered

Attribute Information (for GDP file per country per capita)

• Country
• Subregion (Western Europe, Northern Europe etc.)
• Region (Europe, Asia etc.)
• GDP estimate $ as per IMF
• Year for IMF
• GDP estimate $ as per UN
• Year for UN
• GDP estimate $ as per World Bank
• Year for World Bank

Source

URL1: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/ URL2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita

Inspiration

The path to immunity and hope to get back to normalcy by tracking and analyzing the latest updates on vaccinations across the globe. As we gear up to end the pandemic, the vaccination tracker can help us answer the following questions.

• What are the Top N countries/regions where vaccinations are administered?
• What are the Top N countries/regions with fully vaccinated people?
• What are the Top N countries/regions with at least 1+ doses administered?
• What is the access to vaccines - by least wealthy and most wealthy countries? (based on GDP per capita per country data)
• What is the average daily rate of the dose administered? Which countries are Top N and Bottom N? Which countries are above and below the World average? and many more...

Thank you for reading.

Please give your feedback/upvote/comments if you find this useful and download.

Content:

"Our World in Data" which in collaboration with The University of Oxford have developed a reliable repository of datasets about dozens of topics focusing on those big problems which affect the world. This is why since the beginning of COVID-19 outbreak several researchers have been collecting data from every country in the world about multiple indicators which can make us take better decisions, what is more amazing is the fact that this dataset offered is updated every day for all countries allowing people to keep track of it. In the following link you can find fascinating charts about the pandemic and obviously the World COVID-19 dataset (up to date) containing over 60 features which you can download for free:

https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

Important to consider:

I will be updating this dataset every week according to the published data by the organization, if you found this dataset or the link given useful I would really appreciate your upvote!

Acknowledgements and Citation

Mathieu, E., Ritchie, H., Ortiz-Ospina, E. et al. A global database of COVID-19 vaccinations. Nat Hum Behav (2021)

BackgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to threaten human health, and health professionals, including nursing students, usually work in healthcare frontiers with a high risk of infection. Vaccination is currently one of the most effective preventive measures. This study aimed to explore the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in nursing students.MethodsIn November 2022, a sample of undergraduate nursing students was recruited from several medical schools in Anhui Province, China, and an online cross-sectional survey was conducted using the questionnaire star platform (Wenjuanxin). A Chi-square test was used to explore vaccine hesitancy among nursing students with different social demographic characteristics and vaccine attitudes. Binary logistic regression analysis was then used to determine the influence factors of vaccine hesitancy among nursing students.ResultsA total of 1,090 valid samples were collected in this study. Of these, 27.06% (295) of nursing students reported COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. The results showed “the need to go out of town recently” (OR = 0.670), “very confident that the outbreak could be controlled sustainably” (OR = 0.393), “feeling at risk of infection” (OR = 0.658), “not being worried/being generally worried about the vaccine's safety” (OR = 0.226 and OR = 0.686, respectively), and “not being worried about the vaccine's effectiveness” (OR = 0.411). These five factors are protective factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in nursing students. The factors “considering the country completely safe from an outbreak” (OR = 3.436), “considering themselves safe because others are vaccinated” (OR = 2.239), and “Agreeing that other protective measures can be relaxed after vaccination with the COVID-19 vaccine” (OR = 2.007) are risk factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among nursing students (P < 0.05).ConclusionOverall, relatively few nursing students had COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Schools and relevant institutions still need to actively guide them to improve their confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine, strengthen the prevention and control measures of the epidemic, and improve their awareness of the crisis to improve the vaccination rate to reduce the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in nursing students.

Context

Coronavirus infection is currently the most important health topic. It surely tested and continues to test to the fullest extent the healthcare systems around the world. Although big progress is made in handling this pandemic, a tremendous number of questions are needed to be answered. I hereby present to you the local Bulgarian COVID-19 dataset with some context. It could be used as a comparator because it stands out compared to other countries and deserves analysis.

Context for Bulgarian population: Population - 6 948 445 Median age - 44.7 years Aged >65 - 20.801 % Aged >70 - 13.272%

Summary of the results: - first pandemic wave was weak, probably because of the early state of emergency (5 days after the first confirmed case). Whether this was a good decision or it was too early and just postpone the inevitable is debatable. -healthcare system collapses (probably due to delayed measures) in the second and third waves which resulted in Bulgaria gaining the top ranks for mortality and morbidity tables worldwide and in the EU. - low percentage of vaccinated people results in a prolonged epidemic and delaying the lifting of the preventive measures.

Some of the important moments that should be considered when interpreting the data: 08.03.2020 - Bulgaria confirmed its first two cases. The government issued a nationwide ban on closed-door public events (first lockdown); 13.03.2020- after 16 reported cases in one day, Bulgaria declared a state of emergency for one month until 13.04.2020. Schools, shopping centres, cinemas, restaurants, and other places of business were closed. All sports events were suspended. Only supermarkets, food markets, pharmacies, banks, and gas stations remain open. 03.04.2020 - The National Assembly approved the government's proposal to extend the state of emergency by one month until 13.05.2020; 14.05.2020 - the national emergency was lifted, and in its place was declared a state of an emergency epidemic situation. Schools and daycares remain closed, as well as shopping centers and indoor restaurants; 18.05.2020 - Shopping malls and fitness centers opened; 01.06.2020 - Restaurants and gaming halls opened; 10.07.2020 - discos and bars are closed, the sports events are without an audience; 29.10.2020 - High school and college students are transitioning to online learning; 27.11.2020 - the whole education is online, restaurants, nightclubs, bars, and discos are closed (second lockdown 27.11 - 21.12); 05.12.2020 - the 14-day mortality rate is the highest in the world; 16.01.2021 - some of the students went back to school; 01.03.2021 - restaurants and casinos opened; 22.03.2021 - restaurants, shopping malls, fitness centers, and schools are closed (third lockdown for 10 days - 22.03 - 31.03); 19.04.2021 - children daycare facilities, fitness centers, and nightclubs are opened;

Content

This dataset consists of 447 rows with 29 columns and covers the period 08.03.2020 - 28.05.2021. In the beginning, there are some missing values until the proper statistical report was established.

Inspiration

A publication proposal is sent to anyone who wishes to collaborate. Based on the results and the value of the findings and the relevance of the topic it is expected to publish: - in a local journal (guaranteed); - in a SCOPUS journal (highly probable); - in an IF journal (if the results are really insightful).

The topics could be, but not limited to: - descriptive analysis of the pandemic outbreak in the country; - prediction of the pandemic or the vaccination rate; - discussion about the numbers compared to other countries/world; - discussion about the government decisions; - estimating cut-off values for step-down or step-up of the restrictions.

Error or query reporting

If you find an error, have a question, or wish to make a suggestion, I encourage you to reach me.

Brazil is the Latin American country affected the most by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of May 2025, the country had reported around 38 million cases. It was followed by Argentina, with approximately ten million confirmed cases of COVID-19. In total, the region had registered more than 83 million diagnosed patients, as well as a growing number of fatal COVID-19 cases. The research marathon Normally, the development of vaccines takes years of research and testing until options are available to the general public. However, with an alarming and threatening situation as that of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists quickly got on board in a vaccine marathon to develop a safe and effective way to prevent and control the spread of the virus in record time. Over two years after the first cases were reported, the world had around 1,521 drugs and vaccines targeting the COVID-19 disease. As of June 2022, a total of 39 candidates were already launched and countries all over the world had started negotiations and acquisition of the vaccine, along with immunization campaigns. COVID vaccination rates in Latin America As immunization against the spread of the disease continues to progress, regional disparities in vaccination coverage persist. While Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico were among the Latin American nations with the most COVID-19 cases, those that administered the highest number of COVID-19 doses per 100 population are Cuba, Chile, and Peru. Leading the vaccination coverage in the region is the Caribbean nation, with more than 406 COVID-19 vaccines administered per every 100 inhabitants as of January 5, 2024.For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

The five countries reporting the most Covid-19 deaths worldwide.

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread worldwide and vaccination remains the most effective approach to control COVID-19. Currently, at least ten COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized under emergency authorization. However, these vaccines still face many challenges. Areas covered: This study reviews the concept and mechanisms of trained immunity induced by the Bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccine and identifies questions that should be answered before the BCG vaccine could be used to combat COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, we present for the first time the details of current BCG vaccine clinical trials, which are underway in various countries, to assess its effectiveness in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, we discuss the challenges of COVID-19 vaccines and opportunities for the BCG vaccine. The literature was found by searching the PubMed (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/), Web of Science (www.webofknowledge.com), Embase (https://www.embase.com), and CNKI (https://www.cnki.net/) databases. The date was set as the default parameter for each database. Expert opinion: The advantages of the BCG vaccine can compensate for the shortcomings of other COVID-19 vaccines. If the efficacy of the BCG vaccine against COVID-19 is confirmed by these clinical trials, the BCG vaccine may be essential to resolve the challenges faced by COVID-19 vaccines.

The COVID-19 vaccine market experienced explosive growth during the pandemic, driven by urgent global health needs and massive government investment in vaccine development and procurement. While the initial surge has subsided, the market remains significant and dynamic. The market size in 2025 is estimated at $50 billion, reflecting a substantial decrease from peak levels but maintaining a considerable value due to ongoing booster campaigns, the emergence of new variants, and the potential for future pandemics. A compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5% is projected from 2025 to 2033, indicating sustained, albeit slower, growth compared to the initial pandemic years. This growth is fueled by several factors, including the ongoing need for booster shots tailored to emerging variants, expansion into low- and middle-income countries with lagging vaccination rates, and the potential for broader use of COVID-19 vaccines within the context of routine immunization programs. However, this growth will likely be tempered by decreasing emergency procurement and a shift towards a more commercially driven market. The market's segmentation reflects the diverse approaches to vaccine technology and deployment. mRNA vaccines, initially dominant due to their rapid development and efficacy, will likely face competition from more traditional vaccine platforms like viral vector and protein subunit vaccines, particularly in settings with limited cold-chain infrastructure. Regional variations in market share will continue, with North America and Europe maintaining a significant share due to high vaccine uptake and robust healthcare systems. However, Asia-Pacific, driven by its large population and increasing vaccination efforts, is expected to experience substantial growth, while the Middle East and Africa are anticipated to exhibit a slower, albeit consistent expansion in market size, limited by logistical challenges and economic factors. The intense competition among major pharmaceutical companies like Moderna, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and others necessitates continuous innovation in vaccine technology and cost-effectiveness to maintain market share in this evolving landscape. This includes exploring long-term immunity through multivalent vaccines or novel delivery mechanisms.

Most common reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among HCWs, as reported by facility representatives in the latest country-specific round of data collectionb'*'.

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine childhood vaccinations worldwide with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) most affected. This study aims to quantify levels of disruption to routine vaccinations in LMICs.MethodsA systematic review (PROSPERO CRD42021286386) was conducted of MEDLINE, Embase, Global Health, CINAHL, Scopus and MedRxiv, on the 11th of February 2022. Primary research studies published from January 2020 onwards were included if they reported levels of routine pediatrics vaccinations before and after March 2020. Study appraisal was performed using NHLBI tool for cross-sectional studies. Levels of disruption were summarized using medians and interquartile ranges.ResultsA total of 39 cross-sectional studies were identified. These showed an overall relative median decline of −10.8% [interquartile range (IQR) −27.6%, −1.4%] across all vaccines. Upper-middle-income countries (upper-MICs) (−14.3%; IQR −24.3%, −2.4%) and lower-MICs (−18.0%; IQR −48.6%, −4.1%) showed greater declines than low-income countries (−3.1%; IQR −12.8%, 2.9%), as did vaccines administered at birth (−11.8%; IQR −27.7%, −3.5%) compared to those given after birth (−8.0%; IQR −28.6%, −0.4%). Declines during the first 3 months of the pandemic (−8.1%; IQR −35.1%, −1.4%) were greater than during the remainder of 2020 (−3.9%; IQR −13.0%, 11.4%) compared to baseline.ConclusionThere has been a decline in routine pediatric vaccination, greatest in MICs and for vaccines administered at birth. Nations must prioritize catch-up programs alongside public health messaging to encourage vaccine uptake.Systematic review registrationIdentifier: CRD42021286386.

Einstellungen zur Impfung gegen Covid-19. Themen: präferierter Impfzeitpunkt; Wichtigkeit der folgenden Gründe im Hinblick auf die Entscheidung, sich impfen zu lassen: Impfstoff wird bei der Beendigung der Pandemie helfen, Impfstoff wird den/die Befragte/n vor Covid-19 schützen, Impfstoff wird Verwandte und andere vor COVID-19 schützen, Impfstoff wird wieder ein normaleres Berufsleben ermöglichen, Impfstoff wird das Reisen ermöglichen, Impfstoff wird Treffen mit Familie und Freunden ermöglichen, Impfstoff wird Restaurantbesuche und andere Aktivitäten wieder ermöglichen; Wichtigkeit der folgenden Gründe im Hinblick auf die Entscheidung, sich nicht impfen zu lassen: Pandemie wird bald vorbei sein, persönliches Infektionsrisiko ist sehr gering, Risiko durch COVID-19 ist allgemein übertrieben, Sorgen über die Nebenwirkungen von COVID-19-Impfstoffen, Impfstoffe sind noch nicht ausreichend getestet, Impfstoffe sind unwirksam, generelle Ablehnung von Impfungen; Faktoren, die die persönliche Impfbereitschaft erhöhen würden: mehr geimpfte Menschen im Umfeld, viele erfolgreich geimpfte Menschen ohne gravierende Nebenwirkungen, Menschen, die die Impfung empfehlen, sind selbst geimpft, Empfehlung des eigenen Arztes, Entwicklung der Impfstoffe in der Europäischen Union, vollständige Klarheit über Entwicklung, Testung und Zulassung der Impfstoffe, starker Wunsch nach einer Impfung bzw. Befragte/r ist bereits geimpft, keine Impfung geplant; Einstellung zu den folgenden Aussagen zu den Impfstoffen: Vorteile überwiegen mögliche Risiken, in der EU zugelassene Impfstoffe sind sicher, zu schnelle Entwicklung, Testung und Zulassung der Impfstoffe, um sicher zu sein, noch unbekannte potentielle Langzeit-Nebenwirkungen, Impfung ist die einzige Möglichkeit zur Beendigung der Pandemie, kein Verständnis für Impfgegner, Ausrottung ernsthafter Krankheiten durch Impfung; Einstellung zu den folgenden Aussagen: Ansteckung kann auch ohne Impfung vermieden werden, mangelnde Transparenz öffentlicher Behörden in Bezug auf die Corona-Impfstoffe, Impfung gegen COVID-19 ist Bürgerpflicht, Impfung sollte verpflichtend sein, Europäische Union spielt wesentliche Rolle bei der Versorgung des eigenen Landes mit Impfstoff; vertrauenswürdigste Institutionen oder Personen im Hinblick auf die Bereitstellung von Informationen über Corona-Impfstoffe; Interesse an zusätzlichen Informationen über die folgenden Aspekte: Entwicklung, Testung und Zulassung von COVID-19-Impfstoffen, Sicherheit von COVID-19- Impfstoffen, Effektivität von COVID-19-Impfstoffen; Zufriedenheit mit der Handhabung der Impfstrategie durch: nationale Regierung, EU; Anwendbarkeit der folgenden Aussagen: Befragter kennt Menschen mit positivem Corona-Testergebnis, Befragter kennt Menschen mit Corona-Erkrankung, Befragter hatte positives Corona-Testergebnis, Befragter Corona-Erkrankung, Befragter fürchtet Ansteckung in der Zukunft; Impfung des Befragten als: Kind, Erwachsener; Einstellung zu Impfstoffen im allgemeinen: sind sicher, sind wirksam. Demographie: Alter; Geschlecht; Nationalität; Alter bei Beendigung der Ausbildung; Beruf; berufliche Stellung; Urbanisierungsgrad; Haushaltszusammensetzung und Haushaltsgröße; Region. Zusätzlich verkodet wurde: Befragten-ID; Land; für das Interview genutztes Gerät; Nationengruppe; Gewichtungsfaktor. Attitudes on vaccination against Covid-19. Topics: preferred time for getting vaccinated; importance of each of the following issues with regard to getting vaccinated: vaccine will help to end the pandemic, vaccine will protect respondent from getting Covid-19, vaccine will protect relatives and others from getting Covid-19, vaccine will make it possible to resume a more normal professional life, vaccine will make it possible to travel, vaccine will make it possible to meet family and friends, vaccine will make it possible to go to restaurants, cinemas etc.; importance of each of the following issues with regard to not getting vaccinated: pandemic will be over soon, personal risk of being infected is very low, risk posed by Covid-19 in general is exaggerated, worries about side effects of Covid-19 vaccines, vaccines have not been sufficiently tested yet, vaccines are ineffective, against vaccines in general; factors to increase personal willingness of getting vaccinated: more people around doing it, more people have already been vaccinated and we see that there are no major side-effects, people that recommend the vaccines are vaccinated themselves, doctor recommends respondent to do so, vaccines are developed in the European Union, full clarity on how vaccines are being developed, tested and authorized, respondent is very eager to get vaccinated or is already vaccinated, won’t get vaccinated anyway; attitude towards the following statements on the vaccines: benefits outweigh possible risks, vaccines authorised in the European Union are safe, vaccines are being developed, tested and authorised too quickly to be safe, vaccines could have long term side-effects that we do not know yet, a vaccine is the only way to end the pandemic, no understanding why people are reluctant to get vaccinated, serious diseases have disappeared thanks to vaccines; attitude towards the following statements: one can avoid being infected without being vaccinated, public authorities are not sufficiently transparent about COVID-19 vaccines, getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is a civic duty, vaccination should be compulsory, European Union is playing a key role in ensuring access to COVID-19 vaccines in the own country; most trustworthy institutions or persons regarding the provision of information about COVID-19 vaccines; interest in additional information about the following aspects: development, testing, and authorization of COVID-19 vaccines, safety of COVID-19 vaccines, effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines; satisfaction with the handling of the vaccination strategy by: national government, EU; applicability of the following statements: respondent knows people who have tested positive to COVID-19, respondent knows people who have been ill because of COVID-19, respondent has tested positive to COVID-19, respondent has been ill because of COVID-19, respondent fears to be infected in the future; vaccination of respondent: as a child, as an adult; attitude towards vaccines in general: are safe, are effective. Demography: age; sex; nationality; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; type of community; household composition and household size; region. Additionally coded was: respondent ID; country; device used for interview; nation group; weighting factor.