Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures after receiving the first dose of AstraZeneca ... [+] vaccine. "The vaccine is a national success story," he said, that would serve as Britain's "way out of this pandemic." The U.K. vaccination program, which has relied heavily on AstraZeneca, has been more efficient than its European counterparts. According to Public Health England, there have been 4,285,600 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the U.K.. leading to more than 126,000 fatalities. Further Reading:Britain hits milestone as half of all adults get first vaccine dose (Reuters)Covid-19: Hancock hails UK vaccine success after record day for jabs (BBC)

Source: Forbes March 20, 2021 15:56 UTC