Gibraltar is awesome!
The tiny British overseas territory – famous for its Rock of Gibraltar – has become the “first nation in the world” to vaccinate its entire adult population against COVID-19, ITV reported.
Located on the Iberian Peninsula, on the south coast of Spain, with an area of just 2.6 square miles and 33,701 residents, Gibraltar reached the milestone on Wednesday when Prime Minister Fabian Picardo thanked the United Kingdom for its contribution to the launch of the vaccine.
Each dose of the jab administered in Gibraltar was provided by the British government and delivered by the Royal Air Force.
It remains unclear whether all adults in Gibraltar received two doses or just one, the media reported.
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said in the House of Commons that he was “delighted to be able to tell the house that Gibraltar yesterday became the first nation in the world to complete its adult vaccination program.”
Picardo said: “The loyalty of the people of Gibraltar to the Crown of the United Kingdom has never been and will never be in doubt. In these distressing and difficult times, our deep loyalty has been recognized and rewarded.
“The UK has been making a blinder on vaccinations and we have been among the beneficiaries of the British family of nations,” he said.
Speaking in the Parliament of Gibraltar, he added: “We are all vaccinated or in the process of being vaccinated – but we are not yet out of danger”.
He said that despite the milestone, people should continue to adhere to existing restrictions on coronavirus.
In total, Gibraltar saw 4,270 cases of the disease, as well as 94 deaths, according to the Sun.
Christian Segovia, a 24-year-old from Gibraltar, recently told the Associated Press: “I have been on the rock for a few months, without having stepped on Spain. This is a big part of our lives: crossing the border, visiting new cities every weekend. That’s why I’m most looking forward to it. “