COVID-19 vaccination in Cape Verde
# COVID-19 vaccination in Cape Verde

Cape Verde has begun vaccinations against COVID-19.

## Background

### Vaccines on order

Cape Verde is in negotiations with vaccine manufacturers. It intends to receive 267,293 vaccine doses through the COVAX pillar.

| Vaccine | Approval | Deployment |
| - | - | - |
| Oxford–AstraZeneca | Yes | 19 March 2021 |
| Pfizer–BioNTech | Yes | 19 March 2021 |

## History

### Timeline

**March 2021**

Cape Verde is in negotiations with vaccine manufacturers. Courtesy of COVAX it received 24,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on 12 March and 5,850 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on 14 March. Vaccinations commenced on 19 March. By the end of the month 3,699 vaccine doses had been administered.

**April 2021**

By 19 April, 8,330 persons had been inoculated, most of whom with the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine. By the end of the month 15,780 vaccine doses had been administered.

**May 2021**

21,318 vaccine doses had been administered by 12 May. By the end of the month 27,276 vaccine doses had been administered.

**June 2021**

By the end of the month 86,434 vaccine doses had been administered.

**July 2021**

By the end of the month 173,183 vaccine doses had been administered.

**August 2021**

By the end of the month 296,476 vaccine doses had been administered.

**September 2021**

By the end of the month 414,300 vaccine doses had been administered.

**October 2021**

By the end of the month 504,434 vaccine doses had been administered. 94% of the targeted population had been fully vaccinated.

**November 2021**

By the end of the month 544,075 vaccine doses had been administered. By mid-November, the entire targeted population had been fully vaccinated.

**December 2021**

By the end of the month 571,130 vaccine doses had been administered. The entire targeted population was fully vaccinated.

**January 2022**

By the end of the month 611,615 vaccine doses had been administered. The entire targeted population was fully vaccinated.

**February 2022**

By the end of the month 704,843 vaccine doses had been administered. The entire targeted population was fully vaccinated.

**March 2022**

By the end of the month 728,077 vaccine doses had been administered. The entire targeted population was fully vaccinated.

**April 2022**

By the end of the month 752,194 vaccine doses had been administered. The entire targeted population was fully vaccinated.

## Progress

Cumulative vaccinations

