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The number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in the UK has surpassed 15 million,.. just over two months after the first jab late last year.
Meanwhile, the U.S. hopes to vaccinate the majority of its population by the end of the summer.
Lee Seung-jae has more.
As of Sunday,... more than 15 million people in the UK have now had their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The milestone comes just over two months after the first jab was given in December 2020.
In a video message,... Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised what he called a "truly UK-wide effort."
"Today we have reached a significant milestone in the United Kingdom's national vaccination programme. In the following two months, this country has achieved an extraordinary feat, administering a total of 15 million jabs into the arms of some of the most vulnerable people in the country. It has been a truly national, UK-wide effort. We have done it together. And I want to thank each and every person who has helped make it happen. You can be incredibly proud of the part you have played."
The milestone comes as the British government is expected to announce on Monday whether it has met its pledge to offer a jab to everyone in the UK's top four priority groups.
Across the Atlantic, the head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,... Dr. Anthony Fauci,... says the majority of Americans could be vaccinated by the end of summer.
Speaking to NBC,... he said the pace of vaccination will pick up going into March and April,... allowing for more of a mass vaccination approach.
The U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention has also released an updated guidance,... stating that fully vaccinated people could still spread COVID-19.
Due to this,... the CDC recommends that those who have been vaccinated continue to wear masks,... socially distance, avoid crowds as well as poorly ventilated spaces.
In Rwanda,... the central African country has begun its COVID-19 vaccination program with limited supplies it acquired through unnamed international partners.
The program will start with frontline healthcare workers.
The country's health ministry says the initial vaccination phase will be followed by a wider roll out with supplies secured through the COVAX Facility.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.

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2021-02-15, 07:00 (KST)

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