Saeed Pourreza Press TV, London With only one way out of the pandemic, no building in Britain is being overlooked in a bid to vaccinate the nation.

This church in North West England the latest experiencing its own conversion from church to vaccination center, one of ten opening this week as the government announced the rollout was headed in the right direction. The government’s aim is to immunize 15 million people in the high-risk group by middle of next month and another 17 million by Spring, when they hoping to ease lockdown restrictions.

But as mass immunization in the UK goes into overdrive, how are some other Covid hotspots in the continent faring? In neighboring France, a nationwide campaign to inoculate people over 75 has gotten underway as officials seek to ease concerns about deliveries of vaccines.

Spain too has launched its inoculation program while it tries to avoid a full-scale lockdown.

Mass vaccination is also ongoing in other rich European countries such as Italy, the epicenter of the pandemic in Europe, as well as Austria, Norway, and Switzerland, where the fight to push down high infection figures is on.

Back in the UK, the latest measure: a closure of travel corridors.

As of Monday, all arrivals in the UK will have to quarantine for 10 days and show proof of a negative test.

The government is fearful new variants of coronavirus could derail the vaccine rollout.

Accused of moving too slowly in keeping COVID out, the British government is now desperate to stay ahead in getting jabs into people’s arms, and fast.

And as for the rest of the continent, the race against the clock is on