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A first dose of the vaccine in the latest 24—hour period, meaning nearly 44.5 million people have now had their firstjab. that's 84.4% of uk adults. just over 123,000 people have had their second dose of the vaccine in the latest 24—hour period, with more than 32.5 million people having now had both doses. that's 61.9% of uk adults. as we've just seen, the number of infections is continuing to rise rapidly, but hospitalisations are rising at a much slower rate. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh looks at the role the vaccine programme is playing in reducing levels of serious illness from coro...