UK reaches milestone of offering first Covid vaccinations to 15m people

The UK government said Sunday that it reached its goal of giving at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot to the most vulnerable people in the country, vaccinating a total of 15 million, or 22% of the UK population, with the first jab. The figure includes most people in the government’s top 4 priority groups, including everyone over 75, frontline healthcare workers, and nursing home staff and residents

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