More than 12.8 million people have been vaccinated in the U.K., making it a leader in the world. But the pandemic has been devastating in the country, taking more than 113,000 lives — a disproportionate amount of them from minority communities.
The country, with a population of about 67 million, plans to vaccinate 15 million people, those deemed most at risk of dying of COVID-19, by mid-February. After that, the government will target people aged 50 and over, along with those who have underlying health conditions. From the spring onwards, they'll begin vaccinating the rest of the adult population, which make up about 21 million people.