Covid-19: UK vaccinating 140 people per minute but supply not as steady as hoped

Covid-19: UK vaccinating 140 people per minute but supply not as steady as hoped

The United Kingdom, which has the world's fifth worst official Covid-19 death toll, is racing to be among the first major countries to vaccinate its population - seen as the best way to exit the pandemic and get the economy going again.

The UK has vaccinated 3,857,266 people with a first dose and 449,736 with a second dose. On vaccines administered per 100 people, the UK is fourth in the world after Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.