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Health chiefs reveal that almost 440,000 people have now been vaccinated in Northern Ireland
Mass rollout continues across the country, including at the Foyle Arena in Derry
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The Department of Health today published a detailed breakdown of Northern Ireland’s vaccination numbers.
The latest vaccination figures show a total of 438,708 vaccines administered, comprising 409,507 first doses and 29,201 second doses. This includes 205,555 vaccines administered by GPs and 233,153 by Trusts
The progress to date includes first doses received by: 94% of over 80-year-olds– 67,824 people. A significant number of the remaining 6% will be people who are confined to their homes or in hospital. Their vaccinations are proceeding, with GPs and district nurses both involved in this work.