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The vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is used in Great Britain
Among those vaccinated, physicians, nursing home workers and citizens aged 80 and over predominated.
In the UK, more than 600,000 people have already received the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine. The vast majority of them live in England, according to the British government website.
It is indicated that from December 8 to 20 more than 616 thousand people received the vaccine in the country. Of these, 512.5 thousand people in England, 56.7 thousand – in Scotland, 22.6 thousand – in Wales and 16.1 thousand – in Northern Ireland.
Among those vaccinated, physicians, nursing home workers and citizens aged 80 and over predominated.
There are more than 500 vaccination centers across the UK. It will continue throughout the Christmas season.
Recall that on December 8, Great Britain was the first in the world to start mass vaccination against the coronavirus. British authorities are using a vaccine developed by the US company Pfizer together with the German company BioNTech. Its effectiveness in the final clinical trials was 95%.
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