Six in 10 UK adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19, figures show
Six in 10 adults in the UK are estimated to have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, latest figures show.
A total of 31,740,115 second doses have now been delivered since the vaccination rollout began in December last year.
This is the equivalent of 60.3% of all people aged 18 and over.
Of the four nations of the UK, Wales has the highest proportion of adults fully vaccinated, with 61.6% having received both jabs (1,553,091 second doses).
England is just behind on 60.4% (26,745,666 second doses), followed by Scotland on 59.0% (2,617,450) and Northern Ireland on 56.7% (823,908 second doses).
The latest figures have been published by the UK’s four health agencies.
They also show that an estimated 82.5% of UK adults have now received a first dose of a vaccine.
Wales again leads the other nations, with 88.9% of adults estimated to have had a first jab, some way ahead of Scotland (83.0%), England (82.2%) and Northern Ireland (79.0%).
All adults in Wales have now been offered a first dose of a vaccine, according to the Welsh government.
The Government at Westminster has said it intends to offer a first dose to all adults in England by July 19.
The Scottish Government has said all adults will be booked in for their first dose of vaccine by June 27, while in Northern Ireland all adults have been able to book a first dose since May 27.
