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Portrait of the week

Portrait of the week: Europe’s vaccine wars, a beached walrus and Sturgeon survives

27 March 2021

9:00 AM

27 March 2021

9:00 AM

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The nation was surprised to learn that from 29 March there would be a dearth of vaccine for a month. More than half the adult population had been vaccinated once, and more than 4 per cent twice. In one day 589,675 people received their first vaccine, including Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, and the next day 752,308 first doses were given.

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