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is a month into its third national lockdown, with businesses shuttered and schools closed. With the economy already damaged by its deepest recession in more than 300 years, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is racing to roll out enough vaccines to be able to begin lifting curbs next month.Target DateZahawi, who is responsible for the vaccine rollout, said 979 doses per minute were given to patients between 11 a.m.