On this page, Health Minister David Ashford acknowledges that the Isle of Man is behind the UK in terms of vaccinations per capita.

So why is that?

The government says that more than 3,000 people in the Isle of Man have had the jab, so the percentage is 3.6% and rising.

The UK began its vaccine rollout on December 8 but the island did not start its roll out until January 4.

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So the island is some weeks behind the UK and as such will not have reached the same percentage of the population.

The UK and the Isle of Man are now doing things a bit differently.

For the Pfizer jab, the island is planning to give the second injection from 21 to 28 days later.

In England, that has changed to 12 weeks.

A Manx government spokesman said: ’The Isle of Man is currently doing the 21- to 28-day dose intervals but obviously aware of and looking at UK’s approach.’

So more people will get a vaccination in England because they’ll do more first vaccinations more quickly.

The spokesman said that while the Isle of Man took the original guidance, the UK - under greater pressure because of the dramatic rise in cases - took a different approach in dire straits. Both approaches are approved.

While the UK is getting more people done and opting for 12-week interval, the government here says that the gap will close.