More than seven in 10 adults in the UK have received their first Covid-19 vaccine, new figures show.
The Department of Health and Social Care said that health services across the UK had administered 57.8 million vaccines, including 36.9 million people with their first dose – or 70.2% of the adult population.
Meanwhile, 20.8 million people – almost two-fifths (39.6%) of the adult population – had received both doses.
This news comes after health officials have sped up the timetable to offer second jabs in a bid to ensure that those at highest risk are protected from the variant of the virus first identified in India.
At the same time, the programmes are extending to younger age groups to try and mitigate risk.
More than seven in 10 adults in the UK have received their first Covid-19 vaccine, new figures show.
The Department of Health and Social Care said that health services across the UK had administered 57.8 million vaccines, including 36.9 million people with their first dose – or 70.2% of the adult population.
Meanwhile, 20.8 million people – almost two-fifths (39.6%) of the adult population – had received both doses.
This news comes after health officials have sped up the timetable to offer second jabs in a bid to ensure that those at highest risk are protected from the variant of the virus first identified in India.
At the same time, the programmes are extending to younger age groups to try and mitigate risk.
More than seven in 10 adults in the UK have received their first Covid-19 vaccine, new figures show.
The Department of Health and Social Care said that health services across the UK had administered 57.8 million vaccines, including 36.9 million people with their first dose – or 70.2% of the adult population.
Meanwhile, 20.8 million people – almost two-fifths (39.6%) of the adult population – had received both doses.
This news comes after health officials have sped up the timetable to offer second jabs in a bid to ensure that those at highest risk are protected from the variant of the virus first identified in India.
At the same time, the programmes are extending to younger age groups to try and mitigate risk.