More than half of UK adults have now had both doses of a coronavirus vaccine, official reports today have confirmed.
In Scotland, 48.2% have had their second jab (2,137,618 people) with people aged 30 and over are being invited for a vaccine. More locally, NHS Lanarkshire has said it is bringing forward second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from 12 weeks to eight weeks.The health board said the aim was to help protect communities quicker “to get ahead” of any significant rise in cases of the new Indian variant. It’s reported that the number of people attending Lanarkshire vaccination centres would significantly increase from Monday.
The UK rollout in general has made global headlines. The prime minister, who had his own second jab today, welcomed the “amazing achievement”, tweeting: “Now let’s finish the job.” Throughout the UK, a total of 26,422,303 second doses have been given out since the vaccine rollout began nearly six months ago.
The UK continues to be among those with the highest vaccination rates globally.
Photo Courtesy: NHS Lanarkshire
