Even as vaccines roll out around the world, COVID-19 is continuing to spread like wildfire in many places. But some countries, like the US and the UK for instance, have recently been praised for their inoculation drives, and are seeing cases plummeting for the first time in months. Here's a look at the countries that have vaccinated the largest percentages of their populations so far – and a snapshot of their daily COVID caseloads (7-day rolling average) in recent months.

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