Half of UK adults have received a dose of the coronavirus vaccine

Half of UK’s adult population received first dose of coronavirus vaccine, announced this Saturday the Minister of Health, who hosted a “big success“For the country, the most affected in Europe.

“I am absolutely delighted to tell you that we have already vaccinated half of the adults in the UK. It’s a great success“Matt Hancock said. The minister also gave thanks to those involved in the mass vaccination campaign launched in early December on the territory.

UK has administered over 26 million first doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

The vaccination campaign recently extended to over 50s and the prime minister Boris Johnson, 56, received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Friday, a day after UK and EU regulators gave assurances about its safety.

Johnson was vaccinated at St Thomas’ Hospital in London, where he spent three days in intensive care in April 2020, suffering from COVID-19.

European country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 126,000 deaths, UK uses Pfizer / BioNTech and AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccines.

A third vaccine, Modern, has been approved by the UK regulatory body and is expected to be available “In the next weeks“Said the Minister of Health on Thursday.

The government’s goal remains to offer a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine to all people over 50 by mid-April and to all adults by the end of July.

British MPs have asked to allow protests during pandemic

More than 60 British MPs signed a letter to Fatherland Minister Priti Patel, calling for “expressly exempts the holding of events from the restrictions»Imposed by the pandemic.

The letter, released this Saturday by the prolific organizations Liberty and Big Brother Watch, asks that the legislation is clarified to ensure that citizens can in any case demonstrate, always in compliance with security rules to prevent the spread of the virus.

England is currently subject to the maximum level of containment, in which you can only leave the house for specified essential reasons, which does not include the demonstration – which is allowed under less confined conditions – resulting in inconsistencies in the police response.

“There is no legal certainty neither for the police as to their duties, nor for the demonstrators as to their rights. This is not acceptable and possibly illegal, ”reads the letter coordinated by Liberty and Big Brother Watch.

(With information from EFE)

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