We’re setting out on what I hope and believe is a one-way road to freedom, and this journey is made possible by the pace of the vaccination program. At the same time, Britain rolled out a remarkably successful vaccination program, injecting 17 million people with their first doses. Since the beginning of this pandemic, 400,000 small businesses have closed — 400,000 — and millions more are hanging by a thread. Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, receiving the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine on Monday. It is the third coronavirus vaccine to be approved in the Philippines, after Pfizer and AstraZeneca.

Source: New York Times February 22, 2021 10:06 UTC