By
Vicky Nash
Audience and Content Editor
76 per cent of Dorset people have received two Covid-19 vaccine doses
THREE-quarters of people in Dorset have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.
NHS data shows 242,485 people had received both jabs by July 4 – 76% of those aged 16 and over, based on latest population estimates for mid-2020 from the Office for National Statistics.
Of those to have received both jabs, 237,050 were aged 25 and over – 82% of the age group.
It means 5,435 people aged between 16 to 25 have received both doses.
Meanwhile, 290,150 people in Dorset have received at least one dose of a vaccine – 91% of those aged 16 and over.