British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday that the country is entering a new stage of immunization after exceeding 15 million vaccinated people, an achievement he described as “incredible”.
As he explained in a message to the nation spread through his Twitter account, from now on people between the ages of 65 and 69 who are considered “clinically vulnerable” will be vaccinated.
It also asked those over 70 who had not yet been vaccinated to contact the relevant authorities to manage it.
“I thank the scientists, workers, suppliers, medical staff and volunteers who made this possible,” said Johnson, who noted that in the past two months since the first vaccine, the country has managed to “vaccinate some of the people.” the most vulnerable people “.
In this regard, he recalled that vaccination was carried out in medical centers, hospitals, churches, mosques, pharmacies and community centers, among others. Thus, he thanked the Army and recalled that it was a “joint effort at the national level.” “We did it together,” he said.
“I want to thank all these people. They can be proud of the role they have played,” he said. “I also thank all those who have been vaccinated so far; they are protecting themselves and others,” he added, although he insisted that “there is still much to be done.”
The United Kingdom reported nearly 11,000 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday and about 260 deaths. Specifically, the Ministry of Health reported 10,972 cases and 258 deaths on the last day, compared to 13,308 cases and 621 deaths the previous day, in declining numbers partly due to the decrease in tests over the weekend.
The country already has 4,038,708 infections and 117,166 deaths from the disease, according to the latest toll.