explains the elements that have made the UK's vaccination programme a front runner globally and describes the hurdles that lie ahead Chris Baraniuk freelance journalist It looks like a world beating performance-the United Kingdom has administered more covid-19 vaccine first doses per 100 people (19) than any other nation of comparable population size. 1

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Many questions remain about both natural and vaccine induced immunity to SARS-CoV-2. Chris Baraniuk reviews what we know so far