UK passes 10m Covid vaccination milestone

About 15% of Britain ’s population have had their first coronavirus jab, latest figures revealCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain has given a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine to more than 10 million people as public health experts called on ministers to target future vaccinations in hotspots where the disease is threatening to run out of control.Official figures from across the UK ’s four nations showed that 374,756 people received a jab on Tuesday, taking the headline total to just over the milestone at 10.02m, less than two months after the vaccination programme began.Continue reading...
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