Today, Monday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that 2.4 million doses of vaccine against the emerging corona virus (Covid-19) have been distributed throughout the United Kingdom, during his visit to one of the vaccination centers in southwest England..
Johnson said – in statements to the British English-speaking “Sky News” channel – “I think that approximately 2 million people have been vaccinated, or 2.4 million doses of the vaccine have been distributed.“.
He added that 40% of the eighty-year-olds were vaccinated with at least one dose, explaining that the vaccine was given to 23% of residents of nursing homes across the country..
The British Prime Minister stressed the need for people to wear protective masks in stores, as well as maintaining social distancing measures.
He pointed out that the British government is constantly reviewing the situation regarding the spread of the virus, stressing that the government will tighten precautionary measures if necessary..
It is noteworthy that Johnson announced in a televised speech last week the imposition of a new lockdown in England, and called on individuals to stay at home, as happened in the first closure last March, after the unprecedented rise in the number of infections in the country.