NHS vaccinated 11% of people over 80 in the first two weeks: a total of 366,715 people in the highest Covid risk group received the first shock doses by December 20, according to data
- The Office for National Statistics estimates that there are 3.4 million people over 80 in England
The NHS has already given 11 percent of people over 80 in England their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, data shows.
Healthcare chiefs announced today that between December 8 and December 20, 366,715 people aged 80 or older were vaccinated – the group at greatest risk of dying from Covid-19.
The Office for National Statistics estimates that there are 3.4 million people in this age group in England, which shows that one in ten has already had their first stitch.
Bob Sullivan, 98, lives at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, home of the Chelsea Pensioners military veterans, and was one of the first nursing home residents in the country to receive a coronavirus vaccine yesterday
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