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.
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It remains unclear whether all adults in Gibraltar received two doses or just one, the media reported.
Gibraltar became the “first nation in the world” to vaccinate its entire adult population against COVID-19. (JORGE GUERRERO / AFP via Getty Images)
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said in the House of Commons that he was “delighted to be able to tell the house that yesterday Gibraltar became the first nation in the world to complete its adult vaccination program”.
The Prime Minister of Gibraltar, Fabian Picardo, thanked the United Kingdom for its contribution to the launch of the vaccine. (Leon Neal / Getty Images)
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 difficult and distressing times, our profound loyalty has been recognized and reciprocated.”
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“The UK has been blinding vaccines and we have been among the beneficiaries of the British family of nations,” he said.
In total, Gibraltar saw 4,270 cases of COVID-19 and 94 deaths from the virus. (Fermin Rodriguez / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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.
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It was not yet clear whether all adults in Gibraltar received two doses or just one. (Mykola Tys / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)
In total, Gibraltar saw 4,270 cases of the disease, as well as 94 deaths, according to the Sun.
Christian Segovia, 24, from Gibraltar, recently told the Associated Press: “I’ve been on the rock for a few months, without having stepped on Spain. That’s a big part of our lives: crossing the border, visiting new cities every weekend. . This is what I most hope for. “
This story originally appeared on NYPost.com.