However, many others-mostly in Africa-have vaccinated only small fractions of their populations. In dozens of countries, at least three-quarters of the population has been fully vaccinated Portugal, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates are among those with the highest immunization rates. As of early 2022, over eleven billion doses had been administered worldwide. More than thirty vaccines have been approved for general or emergency use in countries around the world. What is the status of COVID-19 vaccinations globally? However, the immunization of a critical mass of the world’s population-which is crucial for getting the pandemic under control-continues to confront challenges, including dangerous new strains of the virus, such as omicron global competition over a limited supply of doses and public hesitation about the vaccines. Alcocer Martinez de Castro, Richard Haass and Yul Sohn June 6, 2022Ĭyberspace, Digital Technologies, and Reform of Global Health Governance It is designed to facilitate candid, not-for-attribution dialogue and consensus-building among influential opinion leaders from both established and emerging nations, with the ultimate purpose of injecting the conclusions of its deliberations into high-level foreign policy circles within members' countries. The CoC is composed of twenty-eight major policy institutes from some of the world’s most influential countries.
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Alcocer, and Yul Sohn assess the degree of deglobalization and the dynamics behind any trend, whether the COVID-19 pandemic significantly accelerated developments, and the implications for international cooperation moving forward.