Britain says 33.8 million people have had first COVID-19 vaccine dose

People queue to receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at the St. Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing in London, Britain, Jan. 20, 2021. (File photo from REUTERS)

LONDON — Britain’s health ministry on Tuesday said 33,843,580 people had received a first COVID-19 vaccine dose, adding that a quarter of adults in the country had now received both doses of a coronavirus shot.