Every eligible care home resident in England has been offered covid19 vaccine, the NHS has announced.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson described it as a “crucial milestone”. The UK target is to vaccinate all care home residents and carers, people over 70, and frontline care workers, by 15 February. On Saturday a record 598,389 first jabs were given across the UK. It means nearly nine million people have received the first dose, with about 490,000 having both.
The EU says AstraZeneca will supply nine million more Covid vaccine doses by March, amid criticism of Europe’s slow vaccination rollout. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it was a “step forward”…but the 40m doses now expected are still only around half of what had been hoped for.
