![BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Staff prepare to give AstraZeneca vaccinations to patients at a Covid-19 vaccination centre set up inside the Bournemouth International Centre on January 19, 2021 in Various Cities, United Kingdom. Ten new mass vaccination centres will start administering covid-19 vaccines in England this week, joining seven existing "hubs," as well as the hospitals and GP practices enlisted in the nationwide effort to give 15 million people a first dose by February 15. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5IJH5MQ6JZMUQSON3TFF4TE57A.jpg?smart=true&auth=36c6999d1f8a826a747bf472b5c5fe5829085b4dc17c2bf2d1bfd233c0b839af&width=400&height=225)
Staff prepare to give vaccinations to patients at Bournemouth International Centre, England. Getty Images
Staff prepare to give vaccinations to patients at Bournemouth International Centre, England. Getty Images
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