Nearly 138,000 Vaccinated Against Coronavirus in UK So Far

On Wednesday, the UK government announced that nearly 138,000 people received the coronavirus vaccine last week.

In a post on "Twitter", the newly-appointed vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi said: “A really good start to the vaccination program.”

He added that, over the last seven days, 108,000 doses were taken in England, 7,897 in Wales, 4,000 in Northern Ireland, and 18,000 in Scotland.

Zahawi confirmed that 137,897 vaccines have been offered throughout the UK so far.

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last week, 90-year-old Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive a coronavirus vaccine outside of a trial, marking the rollout of the UK’s largest vaccination effort in history.

On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WOH) announced that the new strain of Coronavirus is rapidly spreading across the UK, but it is not more dangerous in any way.