Covid-19: Togo is the most vaccinated country in the WAEMU
Friday, 08 October 2021 11:57 
(Togo First) - Togo has administered over 1.1 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to date, the government said.
“1.13 million doses of vaccine have been administered to date. Covid-19 infections are down slightly thanks to your increasingly massive involvement,” the government indicated while urging the population to continue getting vaccinated, at a time when the momentum seems to be waning, according to the findings of the National Coordination for the Management of the Response to Covid-19 (CNGR).
According to the Financial Times, the number of doses administered so far corresponds to about 13.6 doses per 100 inhabitants, covers 4.9% of the fully vaccinated population, and means that 8.7% of the country’s population have received at least one dose.
Togo is the most vaccinated country in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), ahead of Senegal (7.3% of the population have received at least one dose), Côte d'Ivoire (6.6% have received at least one dose), Guinea Bissau (4.4%), Niger (1.7%), Mali (1.6%), Benin (1.9%), and Burkina Faso (0.8%).
It is also ahead of Ghana and Nigeria, with 2.8% and 2.3% respectively. The most vaccinated English-speaking country (concerning its population) is The Gambia, with 7.6% of the population having received at least one dose of vaccine.
Togo owes its performance to recent measures introduced by the government, including the requirement that citizens show proof of vaccination before entering administrative buildings. The measure was recently extended to structures such as the University of Lomé, the Port and Airport of Lomé.
Ayi Renaud Dossavi
