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Actor Stephen Fry receives the vaccine at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. AP Photo
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Dr Andy Wakeman prepares a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine as members of the public wait to receive a dose at Lichfield cathedral. AFP
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Patients are greeted by Abbey staff outside a vaccination centre at Westminster Abbey in London. Reuters
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Nick Gray, a St Johns Ambulance vaccinator gives the AstraZeneca vaccine at St John's Church, in Ealing, London. AP Photo
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Dr Manraj Barhey administers a dose of AstraZeneca vaccine to Baltjit Singh, at the Guru Nanak Gurdwara Sikh temple in Luton. AP Photo
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts after receiving a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in London. Reuters
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Members of the public form a queue at a coronavirus vaccination centre at the Fazl Mosque in southwest London. AFP
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Royal Navy medics prepare syringes at a vaccination centre set up at Bath racecourse. AFP
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A health worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination centre at the Fazl Mosque in southwest London. AFP
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Prince William speaks to staff during a visit to the vaccination center at Westminster Abbey. AP Photo
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Actor Stephen Fry receives the vaccine at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. AP Photo
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Dr Andy Wakeman prepares a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine as members of the public wait to receive a dose at Lichfield cathedral. AFP
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Patients are greeted by Abbey staff outside a vaccination centre at Westminster Abbey in London. Reuters
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Nick Gray, a St Johns Ambulance vaccinator gives the AstraZeneca vaccine at St John's Church, in Ealing, London. AP Photo
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Dr Manraj Barhey administers a dose of AstraZeneca vaccine to Baltjit Singh, at the Guru Nanak Gurdwara Sikh temple in Luton. AP Photo
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts after receiving a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in London. Reuters
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Members of the public form a queue at a coronavirus vaccination centre at the Fazl Mosque in southwest London. AFP
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Royal Navy medics prepare syringes at a vaccination centre set up at Bath racecourse. AFP
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A health worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination centre at the Fazl Mosque in southwest London. AFP
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Prince William speaks to staff during a visit to the vaccination center at Westminster Abbey. AP Photo
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Actor Stephen Fry receives the vaccine at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. AP Photo
UK winning battle against Covid vaccine hesitancy
At least four in five vaccine sceptics, including those from minority ethnic groups, have changed their minds, study finds
Tim Kiek
24 March, 2021
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