As of 24 January in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, 94,554 vaccinations have been administered, as part of plans to vaccinate the top 4 priority groups by mid-February. In the East of England, 721,606 people have received a vaccine, with 775,103 doses administered in total across the area.
The United Kingdom is leading the way with its vaccination programme. So far, more than 7.9 million vaccinations have been administered to 7.4 million people – the third highest per capita, behind only the UAE and Israel. In addition, only two countries have administered more doses than the United Kingdom – China and the USA.
The latest figures show that, over the last seven days, the number of people who have been vaccinated has increased by 2.5 million – an increase of 50 per cent in a week. Over 13 per cent of the entire adult population has so far received a vaccine. In England, first doses have been delivered to over four-fifths of those over 80, over half of those aged 75-79 and three quarters of elderly care home residents.
Commenting, Richard Fuller, MP for North East Bedfordshire said: “The NHS vaccination programme, the biggest in our country’s history, has got off to a fantastic start thanks to the hard work of all of those involved.
“As we lead the world in our fight back against coronavirus, it’s great to see that so many people in my area have received the vaccine so far and it is vital that the progress continues to accelerate."
