British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview on CBS ‘”Face the Nation” on Sunday, saying everyone should be vaccinated.
The Conservative leader has told host Margaret Brennan that he will call on the Biden government and other affluent countries to continue supporting COVAX, the World Health Organization’s effort to deliver vaccines to poorer countries.
“There’s no point in vaccinating our population if we do not vaccinate everyone,” Johnson said Sunday.
During his interview, Johnson also addressed his own government’s response to the pandemic, including the government’s announcement Sunday that it had reached 15 million vaccinations. Johnson told Brennan the total was ‘one in four’ British adults receiving a dose of vaccine.
Today we have reached an important milestone in the UK’s national vaccination program.
This country has achieved an extraordinary feat – inflicting a total of 15 million stab wounds into the arms of some of the most vulnerable people in the country. pic.twitter.com/wPKCXPT8Td
– Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) 14 February 2021
“We are proceeding in a cautious manner,” he said of efforts to reopen schools and other sections of British society.
Adding to the UK-born mutation COVID-19 blaming the country’s most recent increase in infections, Johnson added: ‘It’s absolutely true that this one is spreading faster, but what you’re seeing now thanks to the efforts of the British people. ..you’ll see the rates start to fall sharply. ‘
The British leader and President Biden
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Johnson was also asked about the Senate acquittal of former President Trump
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