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The number of COVID vaccine injections administered in the UK has exceeded 10 million, government figures show.
A total of 9,646,715 were first doses, while 496,796 were second doses.
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Meanwhile, the UK has registered another 1,449 coronavirus deaths: yesterday this number was 406 and last Tuesday it was 1,631.
Another 16,840 cases have also been confirmed, compared to 18,607 on Monday and 20,089 on Tuesday.
The number of people who have now died within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 proof is 108.013.
And a total of 3,852,623 infections have been recorded in the UK since the start of the pandemic.
The decline in the number of cases will be encouraging to the government, as two approved vaccines, by AstraZeneca and Pfizer, continue to be given to people considered to be at higher risk of contracting coronavirus.
Health Secretary Matt hancock It has said it is confident that the UK will have enough supplies to meet its goal of offering the four most vulnerable groups, which number 15 million people, a hit by February 15.
Mr. Hancock told Commons today: “We have now protected nearly nine out of 10 people over the age of 80 and half of the people in their 70s, and I am delighted to have been able to visit all eligible nursing homes, 10,307 total.”
He added: “We now have more than 400 million doses of vaccine on order, including the 40 million additional doses of Valneva that we ordered yesterday.”
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It comes as new research claimed to delay the second dose of Pfizer’s jab, the government’s current strategy. may leave some elderly patients at risk for South African variant infection.
Laboratory tests by scientists at the University of Cambridge showed that one dose of the vaccine may not stimulate the immune system to produce enough antibodies to kill the virus.
Yesterday, the government announced targeted tests in areas that have been found have cases of the South African variant that cannot be directly traced for travel.
Some 80,000 people are asked to take the test, with the deployment of mobile units and home test kits.
