Matt Hancock: 'Exciting new data' shows effectiveness of vaccines
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said there was “exciting new data” showing the effectiveness of the vaccines.He told a Downing Street press conference the data showed that “a single shot of either the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine or of the Pfizer vaccine works against severe infection among the over-70s with a more than 80% reduction in hospitalisations”.
Government data up to March 30 shows that of the 35,014,074 jabs given in the UK so far, 30,905,538 were first doses – a rise of 224,590 on the previous day.
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Here is a look at all the latest figures behind the UK's coronavirus vaccination programme.Government data up to March 26 shows that of the 33,020,952 jabs given in the UK so far, 29,727,435 were first..
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Here is a look at all the latest figures behind the UK's coronavirus vaccination programme.Government data up to March 25 shows that of the 32,325,993 jabs given in the UK so far, 29,316,130 were first..
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