Photos detailing from smiling portraits of people who were vaccinated, volunteers, scenes of people waiting in line, waiting for vaccinations, to images of an elderly couple holding hands. an vaccination site in the city of Leeds. Lines spaced apart, waiting for vaccinations at Salisbury Cathedral seen from above. Photo: PA Media In order to capture these unique moments, the 3 photographers spent more than a month traveling across the UK, penetrating locations such as Salisbury Cathedral, Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland, as well as hospitals, nursing homes or mobile vaccination sites. Elderly couple helping each other outside an vaccination site in Leeds city Jude Palmer, one of the photographers involved in the project, said: “Although translating Covid-19 has been a very difficult moment in our history, it must be remembered. It is an honor to see with my own eyes the amazing life-saving vaccine delivery process, and to document this moment in a meaningful and humane way. This photography project tells authentic stories of people on the vaccine program, and who are about to be vaccinated, from smiles and thrills to sighs of relief as we progress. one step closer to getting the rhythm back to normal. ” The old man beamed after being vaccinated at the Herne Bay Community Center, Kent. Photo: PA Media The images, according to the UK government, are testimony to the extraordinary efforts of the National Health Service staff groups, volunteers, as well as the entire British population. They provide an opportunity for everyone to look back on early immunization programs, reflect efforts to protect the most vulnerable by Covid-19, and move towards the second phase of the immunization program. , when all adults in the UK are expected to have their first dose of vaccine completed by the end of July. The medical staff happily received a new dose of the vaccine at a vaccination site in Birmingham. Photo: PA Media Alice Tooley, a volunteer coordinator at the refugee charity RETAS in Leeds City, who is featured in the photo, said: “I was offered the Covid-19 vaccine because I had to work on the front lines with vulnerable adults. Vaccination is very important to me, because it enables me to continue my work with the refugees. And these people will also feel reassured that I will not put them or myself in danger. ” As young people like me are being called to vaccinate, I hope they will be as excited as I have ever been. As a group, we all have to do our part to bring life back to normal ”. Volunteer Alice Tooley at a vaccination site in Leeds. Photo: PA Media Gavin Chestnutt, a 42-year-old doctor at the Ballycastle Practice Medical Center, was captured by photographer Liam McBurney of vaccinating a 92-year-old man on a lawn facing the coast on Rathlin Island, North Ireland. “It is an honor to be able to play a central role in the Covid-19 vaccine implementation program, and to see the physical relief of everyone receiving the first or second injection,” Chestnutt said. . “To help the elderly who do not have to go to the clinic on their own in icy conditions, I have taken a boat or car to get to the remotest parts of Northern Ireland.” “The most impressive thing was when I saw how happy people were after they had finally been vaccinated and saw a bit of light at the end of the tunnel,” added the doctor. Dr. Gavin Chestnutt directly gave Covid-19 vaccine to a 92-year-old man on the island of Rathlin, Northern Ireland. Photo: PA Media The set of photos released in the context of UK government data shows that more than half of the country’s population received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine. According to statistics released on April 23, more than 45.5 million people in the UK have been vaccinated with Covid-19, of which more than 33.5 million people received the first dose. UK Health Minister Matt Hancock said: “These astonishing images show the heroic efforts of thousands of vaccinations and volunteers everywhere in the UK. They have devoted a lot to protecting the most vulnerable people in our society against this dangerous virus. ” Dr. Gavin Chestnutt often travels by boat or by car so he can bring the vaccine to the most remote parts of Northern Ireland. Photo: PA Media Although more than 45.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccination have been vaccinated so far is a good sign, Minister Matt Hancock also stressed that “the war is not over”: “I urge everyone to help them (medical staff). If called to vaccinate, agree immediately. ” Vietnamese-English