140,000 COVID-19 Vaccinations Administered in the UK Within One Week

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] In the UK, which was the first country in the world to start vaccinations against the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), it was reported that 140,000 people received the vaccine within one week.

Nadhim Zahawi, the UK Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment, stated on Twitter on the 16th (local time) that a total of 137,897 people completed vaccination in the UK over the past 7 days.

Minister Zahawi said, "A very good start," and added, "As vaccinations become available at hundreds of locations, the numbers will continue to increase."

The UK began administering the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech on the 8th.