Two-thirds of UK adults fully inoculated
By Caoimhe Toman
Date: Wednesday 14 Jul 2021
(Sharecast News) - Two-thirds of UK adults have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, reported the health secretary Sajid Javid on Wednesday.
Sajid Javid said on Twitter: "Two-thirds of adults across the UK have now had two jabs. We have beaten our target by almost a week - this is a huge achievement. Thank you to everyone who has come forward. The vaccine is our wall of defence against the virus."
According to the Department of Health, less than a week away from a drastic easing of restrictions on 19 July, 34,997,491 people are now fully vaccinated, representing 66.4% of the adult population.
A total of 45,978,017 people have had one vaccine dose (87.3% of all UK adults).
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to delay the lifting of measures until mid-July due to the rise in people testing positive with the Delta variant of the virus. As a result, the government decided to wait until two-thirds of adults were double-jabbed and every adult could be offered at least the first shot of the vaccine.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "Barely 8 months since the first vaccine, 2/3 of UK adults have had both doses. Thank you to everyone coming forward and to those helping others get jabbed. You are the reason we are able to cautiously ease restrictions next week. If you're over 18, book both your jabs now."
Around 1,200 scientists are concerned about the easing of restrictions and urged the government to reconsider. Writing in The Lancet, they accused the government of pursuing an "unscientific" policy of "herd immunity by mass infection".
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