COVID-19 vaccination in Colombia

COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Colombia
Native name Plan Nacional de Vacunación contra la Covid-19
Date17 February 2021 (2021-02-17) – present
LocationColombia
CauseCOVID-19 pandemic in Colombia
TargetImmunisation of Colombians and legal foreign residents in Colombia against COVID-19
Organised byMinistry of Health of Colombia
Participants42,652,366 people have received at least one vaccine dose
36,507,746 total fully vaccinated people
(as of 16 August 2022, 23:59 UTC–5)[1]
Outcome83.6% of the Colombian population has received at least one dose of a vaccine
71.5% of the Colombian population is fully vaccinated
WebsiteMinisterio de Salud y Protección Social

The COVID-19 vaccination program in Colombia is an ongoing effort of mass immunization put in place by the Colombian government in order to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The virus causing COVID-19 was confirmed to have reached Colombia on 6 March 2020.[2][3] Colombia's preparation and readiness for a vaccine program allowed it to join the first group of countries who received vaccines through COVAX.[4][5] The first vaccine in Colombia was given to a nurse on 17 February 2021.[6]

Over 70 percent of the population is fully vaccinated. As of 16 August 2022, 36,027,994 people have received their first dose of a two-dose vaccine and 29,883,374 of them also received the second dose, while 6,624,372 people have been vaccinated with single-dose vaccines, for a total of 36,507,746 fully vaccinated people. In addition to this, 13,731,703 people have received first booster doses and 1,470,593 people received a second booster dose for a total of 87,738,036 vaccine doses administered across the country.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Vacunación contra COVID-19". Ministry of Health of Colombia. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Colombia confirms its first case of coronavirus". Reuters. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Colombia confirma su primer caso de COVID-19". minsalud.gov.co. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Colombia recibirá vacunas contra covid-19 en febrero". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. ^ "'Colombia está en grupo de elegibles que recibirá vacuna en febrero'". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. ^ "¡Empezó la vacunación! Verónica Machado recibió la primera dosis". El Tiempo. 17 February 2021.