Health
Half of British population has had first COVID-19 vaccine – Thomson Reuters Foundation
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRITAIN-VACCINATIONS (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-Half of British population has had first COVID-19 vaccine
(Adds details, health secretary comment)
LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom has reached another COVID-19 vaccination milestone with over half of the population having had at least one injection, health secretary Matt Hancock said on Saturday.
Official data showed a total of 33.51 million people in the UK have received the first dose, with more than 12 million people having been given both.
“It’s a brilliant milestone,” Hancock said in a clip on Twitter.
The UK’s official population…
-
Noosa News15 hours agoChild, 15, arrested over death of another child, 8, after shocking e-bike crash in Queensland
-
General13 hours agoCrowe toasts talkback titan for platforming ‘voiceless’
-
Noosa News14 hours agoLyka Doggie Date Night at Moonlight Cinema
-
Business16 hours agoSolid superannuation gains continue to roll in