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The total number of people who received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in the UK exceeded 13 million, with another 1,001 deaths reported.
Today’s official government figure compares to 1,053 registered deaths on Tuesday.
And 13,013 new cases of COVID-19 were reported, up from 12,364 yesterday.
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Brings the total number of cases of coronavirus in the UK to 3,985,161 and the number of deaths to 114,851.
Another 411,812 people have received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, meaning that 13,058,298 people in the UK have received an injection.
Scotland passed the one million people milestone to get vaccinated on Wednesday.
However, Sir David Norgrove, chairman of the UK Statistics Authority, has asked for more granular breakdowns in vaccine statistics, to show the age, ethnicity and priority group of those receiving injections.
He said data should also be published routinely showing the type of vaccination, be it Pfizer BioNTech or AstraZeneca, arguing that such information is in the public interest “particularly in the context of media coverage of the vaccine’s efficacy and sustainability of supply “.
Before was revealed that new symptoms, including loss of appetite and muscle aches, could be indicators of COVID-19 according to a study from Imperial College London.
The other new signs to look out for were chills and headaches, according to a study of more than a million people.
Meanwhile, during the Prime Minister’s Questions, Johnson said that people will have to “get used to the idea” to be vaccinated again in the fall after the appearance of numerous variants of the coronavirus.
His words came after the discovery that the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine can only offer limited protection against mild illness caused by variant discovered in South Africa.
And a wrench may have been thrown at the jobs of those looking to go on vacation this year, as Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps spoke to Sky News. about the new travel restrictions.
He said: “I’m afraid I can’t give you a definite ‘will or there won’t be’ a chance to take a vacation this coming year, either at home or abroad.”
