Britain hits milestone as half of all adults get first vaccine dose

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Half of all adults in Britain have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, becoming the world's first major economy to hit that milestone.

LONDON: Half of all adults in Britain have now had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, making the country the world's first major economy to hit that milestone, health minister Matt Hancock said on Saturday .

By comparison, more than 20 per cent of the US population has received at least one dose, and less than a 10th of the EU population.

 

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