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The vaccination centre in Salisbury cathedral Source: SBS

The United Kingdom’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely criticised - the death toll is likely to pass 100,000 in the coming days - but its vaccination program has been a rare success.

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The United Kingdom’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely criticised - the death toll is likely to pass 100,000 in the coming days - but its vaccination program has been a rare success.

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