The UK and Germany have very similar vaccination rates averaged across the entire population, but the UK has very high vaccine uptake amongst elderly people who

The UK and Germany have very similar vaccination rates averaged across the entire population, but the UK has very high vaccine uptake amongst elderly people who're most at risk whilst Germany doesn't. If you're relying on vaccines to prevent the hospital system being overwhelmed that probably has a disproportionate impact because they're massively more likely to be hospitalized.