Coronavirus vaccine in numbers: More than 19 million receive the first dose of the vaccine
Government data up to February 23 shows that of the 19,913,592 jabs given in the UK so far, 19,177,555 were first doses – a rise of 485,720 on the previous day.Some 736,037 were second doses, an increase of 35,319 on figures released the previous day.
Officials have identified the first UK cases of the Manaus variant of coronavirus, a new strain that may spread more rapidly and respond less well to existing vaccines.Public Health England (PHE) said..
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More than 20 million people across the United Kingdom have now received a COVID-19 shot, Britain's health minister, Matt Hancock, said on Sunday. Emer McCarthy reports.
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