The rollout began strongly in the UK, with 90% of the population over the age of 12 vaccinated with at least one dose by January 2022. However, rates of subsequent doses fell sharply, a study shows, with less than half the population fully jabbed by June 2022.
Covid-19 continues to infect people of all ages across the UK, while the last date for those eligible to get their seasonal jab - which includes all adults aged 65 or over-is 31 January.
In the first study to involve the entire UK population of 67 million people, researchers found that by June 2022, just 44% of the population had been given their recommended number of jabs and boosters.
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