Pope Francis and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth 2nd became the latest high-profile figures to join the global vaccination campaign against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), as the United Kingdom reported it had surpassed more than 3 million cases since the pandemic began more than a year ago.

More than 1.9 million people worldwide have now died from the virus, with new variants adding to soaring cases and prompting the reintroduction of restrictions on movement across the globe — even as some countries begin mass inoculation campaigns.

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