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Nearly 18 million Britons have received first COVID-19 vaccine dose

FILE PHOTO: A health worker prepares an injection with a dose of Astra Zeneca coronavirus vaccine, at a vaccination centre in Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

A total of 17,916,181 people have received the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine in Britain, according to official data released on Tuesday, which also showed a further 8,489 cases and 548 deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas)

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