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About 140,000 people in the UK have been vaccinated so far

  
Analysis, COVID-19

An update to the vaccine situation in the UK after the rollout on 8 December

There are 137,897 people that have received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine so far across the UK, with lawmaker, Nadhim Zahawi, tweeting out that:

A really good start to the vaccination program. It’s been 7 days and we have done: England: 108,000 Wales: 7,897 Northern Ireland: 4,000. Scotland: 18,000 U.K Total 137,897. That number will increase as we have operationalised hundreds of PCN (primary care networks)

The number is going to pick up once the procedures are standardised and more vaccines are introduced to the general public. But this serves as a reminder that it is going to take a long time for this to have a major impact on the health crisis.

There are more than 52 million adults in the UK so while the vaccination program has kicked off, this weekly figure is still far too low for now.
Also, this is just the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Those who had it will require a second dose after 21 days. So, that may yet double any expected timeline.

Nikkei 225 closes higher by 0.26% at 26,757.40

  
Analysis, Global Indices

Asian equities keep higher on the day

Asian equities keep higher on the day
Japanese stocks close near the lows but maintained its advance alongside equities in the region, as sentiment stays bolstered by US stimulus hopes among other things.
After the monstrous November rally, the Nikkei appears to be taking a breather and consolidating at the highs for the year currently.
The Hang Seng is up 0.9% while the Shanghai Composite is up 0.2% going into the closing stages of the day. S&P 500 futures are more flat so far ahead of European trading.
In the currencies space, the dollar is mostly little changed across the board and trading more mixed for the time being. USD/JPY is keeping lower though, around 103.50 and nears the early November lows around 103.35.
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