Britain plans to reach its first 15million vaccine dose target before Valentine’s Day as another 494,163 Covid jabs are delivered … bringing the total to 11,465,210
- A vaccination program has included nearly 90 percent of people over 80
- The total number of people in the country who received an injection stands at 11,465,210
- Boris Johnson on track to reach his target of 15 million first jobs before Valentine’s Day
Boris Johnson is about to reach its target of 15 million first doses of vaccine before Valentine’s Day.
As the Government said yesterday that a further 494,163 jobs had been awarded – bringing the majority to 11,465,210 – there was more confidence that the Prime Minister’s aspirations would be met by the most vulnerable priority groups before February 15 fulfilled.
The average daily number of first vaccinations given over the past week is 440,896 – meaning the 15 million benchmark could be hit within a week.
The growing expectation of reaching the milestone came when the number of deaths reported fell to 828, down 31 percent from a week ago, and new infections fell one-fifth to 18,262.
As the Government said yesterday that a further 494,163 jobs had been provided – bringing the majority to 11,465,210 – there was growing confidence that the Prime Minister’s (pictured) vaccine desire would be met. most vulnerable priority groups by 15 February
Dr Clive Dix, the new chair of the vaccines action group, said he was ‘very optimistic’ to provide a job for everyone over 50 by May. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today program, he said: ‘We will work day and night to ensure that we achieve whatever target is achievable. So I am very hopeful that we will meet the May target. ‘
He said Britain would be ‘ahead of the game’ in anticipation of coronavirus outbreaks.
However, concerns about the potential impact of Covid-19 mutations have been reinforced by the fact that a compliance test called the South African variant has been extended to two post districts in Worcester County, covering around on 6,000 people.
In other developments:
- Cabinet Ministers voted that the UK would once again defeat the EU in distributing the vaccine in the race to return to office. It came as Health Secretary Matt Hancock backed the Mail on Sunday Tests at Work initiative and said a pilot workplace coronavirus testing scheme would be extended to all companies with more than 50 employees ;
- As Ministers struggled to find accommodation for quarantined travelers after arriving from viral hotspots, this newspaper found hundreds of asylum seekers in a large hotel. near Heathrow airport;
- In an article for the MoS, the leaders of Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester Airlines applied for financial support and revealed that they are losing £ 50 million a week;
- Hundreds of teachers, nursery staff and other school staff were vaccinated against Covid-19 by mistake after messages apparently inviting them for a job to be circulated on WhatsApp;
- RAF flights of the vaccine to Gibraltar mean that nearly 40 per cent of residents have been circumcised, ten times higher than in nearby Spain;
- John Duncan Smith, the leader of the Conservatives, accused the EU of “kissing Russia’s back” for seeking help from Moscow with vaccine supplies.
In Israel, one of the few countries to oppose the UK for speed of vaccine distribution, officials have revealed that coronavirus cases have fallen since it began administering the second dose of Pfizer on 10 January.
Daily case rates for people over 60 have fallen 46 percent compared to the mid-January peak, and hospital admissions have dropped 35 percent.
Dr Eran Segal said: ‘The magic has begun.’