Half Of All Adults Have Had The Jab

Rollout passes 26m milestone

- Isobel Dickinson

HALF of Brits have had their first Covid jab.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock hailed the vaccination programme as a “national success story” and “our way out” after rollout figures passed 26million at the weekend.

He told reporters: “Yesterday, we vaccinated more people than any day yet. I’m delighted to be able to say that we’ve now vaccinated half of all adults in the UK.

“The vaccine is a national success story and our way out of this pandemic.”