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Covid-19 Vaccination Rollout: UK Progress and International Outlook Dr. Oksana Artyomenko MD FRSM
With Covid restrictions now being gradually eased, we all feel like there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel. It is fair to say that the UK vaccine rollout is already an outstanding achievement, which puts us far ahead of many countries in terms of number of people vaccinated. As of May 7th, 76.7 vaccine doses per 100 people have been given in the UK, with a total of over 51.2 million doses. And there are already promising signs the vaccines are reducing hospital admissions and deaths, as well as community transmission. Of note, an Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine remains the most widely used in the world (Figure 1). It therefore has the most real-world data collected from its use, giving additional confidence in its safety and effectiveness profile.
Oksana.Artyomenko@aspen-waite.co.uk
Oxford-AstraZeneca
141
Pfizer-BioNTech
87
Sinopharm
40
Moderna
38
Sputnik V
32
Sinovac
23
Janssen
14
CanSino
2
EpiVacCorona
1
Covaxin (Bharat Biotech)
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50
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Figure 1: Only includes locations where data on doses administered is available Source: Our World in Data, 11.30 BST on 7 May
