Almost 9.3m people in the UK have received their first COVID-19 injection

Nearly nine-point-three million people in the UK have received their first COVID-19 injection, as the government ramps up its vaccination ambition. Furthermore, a total of 494,209 people have received their second COVID-19 injections.

The UK government aims to vaccinate almost fifteen-million people by mid-February, with priority provided to those aged seventy or over, people who are shielding and healthcare workers.

Matt Hancock, Health Secretary, stated: “The UK is a global leader in COVID-19 genomics and because of this, we have been able to identify new strains of the virus and take decisive action. We continue to closely monitor new variants, here and around the world and in addition to our already extensive testing service, we are making surge testing capacity available to affected areas.”