Covid vaccine offered to all care homes : England

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Covid vaccine offered to all care homes : England

Britain, has one of the world's highest COVID death tolls and  is also one of the first countries to roll out its vaccination programme, in Johnson's administration with the hope for a successful campaign .

A Covid vaccine has been offered to residents in all care homes of England. Prime Minister Boris Johnson described the achievement as a "crucial milestone" for the country.

NHS has set the date of  15 February for the UK to vaccinate care home residents and carers, and frontline care workers.

On Saturday a record 598,389 first jabs were given across the UK which means nearly nine million people have received the first dose of a vaccine, with about 490,000 having received two jabs.