Vaccination summary

 OVER 10.5 MILLION vaccination doses have been administered so far across the United Kingdom

About  90% of people aged 75 and over in England have had at least their first dose. 

Of more than 10.5 million doses given across the UK,  931,204 vaccinations were given over the last weekend alone - that's 1 in every 60 adults in the whole of the United Kingdom vaccinated in a single weekend. 

Every eligible care home with older residents in England – 10,307 in total – has been visited and offered vaccinations for all their residents and staff, a vital milestone in our ongoing race to protect the most vulnerable against the disease. 

Only two countries, the United States and China, have vaccinated more people than the UK. We are have one of the highest rates in the world for vaccinations per capita.

Overall, Britain has now secured early access to over 400 million total doses of vaccines for 2021 and 2022, including the additional 40 million vaccines doses from Valneva ordered this week. 

This means we will have the Oxford-AstraZenca vaccine manufactured in Oxford, Staffordshire and Wrexham; the Novovax vaccine made in Teesside and the Valneva vaccine, subject to approval, produced in Livingston, Scotland – a great example of what we can achieve together as one United Kingdom. 

To date, Britain has invested over £300 million into manufacturing a successful vaccine that has enabled our rapid roll out. 

 We are committed to helping other countries fight the virus and the UK is the largest donor to the COVAX facility, the global mechanism to help developing countries access a coronavirus vaccine – committing £548 million in UK aid to help distribute 1.3 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines to 92 developing countries this year.

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