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Half of British population has had first COVID-19 vaccine – Thomson Reuters Foundation
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRITAIN-VACCINATIONS (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-Half of British population has had first COVID-19 vaccine
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LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom has reached another COVID-19 vaccination milestone with over half of the population having had at least one injection, health secretary Matt Hancock said on Saturday.
Official data showed a total of 33.51 million people in the UK have received the first dose, with more than 12 million people having been given both.
“It’s a brilliant milestone,” Hancock said in a clip on Twitter.
The UK’s official population…
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