According to a report by *Our World in Data*, as of April 18, 2022, 86.79% of South Korea's population had received full COVID-19 vaccination. This places South Korea at the top among G20 countries.
China is in second place, having fully vaccinated 86.20% of its population. Following this, the proportion of the Australian and Canadian populations that have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine is 83.14% and 82.06%, respectively.
Argentina has fully vaccinated 81.40% of its population. Japan follows with a full COVID-19 vaccination coverage rate of 80.26%.
Meanwhile, Indonesia ranks third lowest among G20 countries. Indonesia's full COVID-19 vaccination coverage reaches 58.94% of its total population. South Africa is last, having administered two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to only 30.24% of its population.
Vaccination is crucial in preventing severe infection and death from the coronavirus. Even after vaccination, people should still adhere to health protocols, such as wearing masks, maintaining distance, and washing hands with soap.
Indonesia holds the presidency or hosts the G20 summit this year, running from December 1, 2021, to November 30, 2022. The G20 is a multilateral cooperation forum consisting of 19 countries and the European Union.