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U.K. Moves To Speed Up Vaccinations, With Goal Of 1st Dose For All Adults By July 31

Under a new target announced by the British government on Sunday, adults would be vaccinated one month earlier than initially planned.

The British government has announced that every adult in the U.K. will be offered a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of July, one month earlier than initially planned. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says

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