Boris Johnson Hails ‘Significant Milestone’ as 15 Million Vaccinated in UK

Boris Johnson tries his hand at one of the tests as he visits the French biotechnology laboratory Valneva in Livingston, Scotland, on Jan. 28, 2021. Wattie Cheung-WPA Pool/Getty Images

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his country reached a “significant milestone” on Sunday as 15 million people across the UK had received the first dose of a CCP virus vaccine.

“Today we have reached a significant milestone in the United Kingdom’s national vaccination programme,” he said in a video message posted on Twitter.