Data Analysis of Global Covid Vaccination (7 March to 4 April 2022)

The famous Dutch philosopher Desiderius Erasmus once stated that “prevention is better than cure” – wise words that the modern public health community holds sacred. In the current pandemic, vaccination is integral for slowing down the spread of COVID-19 and restricting its effects on the economy (BBVA, 2021). It is necessary for the Governments worldwide to achieve as full vaccination as possible to be prepared for the upcoming wave of the disease. At least two doses of vaccination are required for each person to reach the total vaccination mark. While some countries have an excellent vaccination rate, other countries are clearly below the mark. For example, United Arab Emirates has the highest vaccination percentage with 99 % whereas Nigeria has only a 13 % total vaccination rate (Ritchie et al., 2022). Cuba has the highest vaccination doses administered with 329.96 followed by Chile with 298.07 as of 4 June 2022 (Ritchie et al., 2022). Globally, 11.86 billion doses have been administered, but only 16.2% of people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in low-income countries. As this figure suggests, vaccination rates greatly vary across the globe (Figure 1).

At this point in the pandemic, the United States has the highest number of reported COVID-19 cases with 83,475,439. India and Brazil stand next in the line with 43,160,832 and 31,019,038 total COVID-19 cases respectively as of June 2022 (BBC,2022). Continuing efforts to boost vaccination can help limit the number of additional cases, and allow for those who are infected to come away with a more minor case of the disease. Vaccines are beneficial because they reduce hospitalizations and increase immunity. Though a person might still become infected by a disease, vaccination reduces the severity of the disease and its repercussions are expected to be less (Quilici et al., 2015).

Economically, investment in vaccination programs brings long-term positive returns for governments. Health is directly related to the productivity of a country (Quilici et al., 2015). Good health is an asset as it can drive higher income through education, labor productivity, investments, and savings. In addition, improvement in healthcare is mainly dependent on prevention (Quilici et al., 2015). For instance, vaccinations protect or slow down the progress of spreading diseases. A healthy population indulges in better education, increased productivity, and economic development.In this sense, Governments investing in vaccination campaigns will have returns in long run, thereby improving public healthcare. In addition, a healthier and better-educated population can attract more foreign investment and create employment and capital accumulation (Barnighausen et al., 2014).

This paper provides data analysis of the Total Global COVID-19 Vaccinations from 7 March to 4 April. Additionally, it endeavors to display the variations in the vaccination drives worldwide and the importance of vaccination.

Methodology

Data collection was the first step in the data analysis process. The data has been collected from the World Health Organization website d. In this study, descriptive analysis was used to evaluate vaccination rates from March 7th to April 4th, 2022. These dates were chosen to analyze the data which will inform the readers about the recent variations in total global COVID-19 vaccination for this stage of the pandemic. The five-number summary, mean, standard deviation, and distribution variation have been calculated in Microsoft Excel. For the data visualization maps and graphs, Tableau and Flourish software have been used.

Results and Discussions

A.DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS