Succeed In Vaccinating 75 Percent Of Its Citizens, This Is The British Secret

COVID-19 vaccine illustrations. (Wikimedia Commons / bratislavskysamospravnykraj)

JAKARTA - The UK government announced that three out of four adults in the country, had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, June 2 local time.

Cited from Euronews on Thursday, June 3, the UK Department of Health announced that 75.2 percent of people aged 18 and over in the country have received the vaccine. Meanwhile, 49.5 percent were fully vaccinated after two doses.

Being one of the world's leading countries in COVID-19 vaccination programs, the UK is racing against time to vaccinate all its adults, as it tries to curb the more contagious delta variant of the coronavirus.

The new strain, which was first detected in India, now accounts for the vast majority of new cases in the UK. Meanwhile, the Land of the Three Lions recorded nearly 128.000 deaths from the coronavirus, the highest in Europe.

Considering the success in carrying out vaccinations since December last year, positive confirmed cases in the UK have increased, although the death rate has decreased.

Last Wednesday, the UK reported 4.330 new infections and a 35 percent increase over the past seven days. However, the day before the UK announced zero daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time since July last year, last Tuesday

"Achieving 75 percent is a huge step forward, however, worldwide pandemic misinformation is threatening vaccination campaigns. The speed of misinformation is a deadly threat", said UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock

Previously, the UK Government faced strong criticism for its missteps in handling the pandemic. Including doubts about the March 2020 lockdown and a spike in the death toll.

Nevertheless, the UK's COVID-19 vaccination campaign program was praised, including the UK's success in securing vaccine supplies, as well as the involvement of medical workers, soldiers, and volunteers in carrying out vaccinations.

Minister Hancock said the key to Britain's success in increasing confidence in vaccines was to use trusted voices, including naturalists David Attenborough and Queen Elizabeth II, to reveal they had received the vaccine and convey a pro-vaccine message.

Another key to success, according to Hancock, lies in ensuring the process is fair, by administering vaccines to the elderly and those most at risk, then reducing age groups in an orderly manner.

"We Brits love to queue. And there's nothing more annoying than someone jumping over the line".