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Covid: Two-thirds of over 80s in northern England receive first jab amid regional differences


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50% of people aged 80 and over in London have had their first dose. Credit: PA
Public Health Scotland said 334,871 people had received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine by 8.30am on Thursday January 21, an increase of 24,962 from the previous day.
It added that 4,466 people have received the second dose, an increase of 296.
Which area has seen the highest vaccination takeup?
Some 85% of people in Gloucestershire aged 80 and over have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, new data suggests – the highest for any sub-regional area of England.
Provisional figures from NHS England show the number of first doses broken down by what are called ‘STPs’ (sustainability and transformational partnerships), each of which contains a number of local authorities, NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups.

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