More than 4 million people in the UK have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as part of the largest vaccination programme in British history.

The NHS vaccinated a total of 4.06 million people between 8 December and 17 January, including more than half of those aged 80 and over and more than half of elderly care home residents.

More than half of those aged 80 and over have been vaccinated, this age group of around 15 million people accounts for 88% of COVID deaths, so vaccines will play a crucial role to saving lives and protecting the NHS.

Thank you NHS for for all of your tireless and selfless work as we go through this pandemic together!

Source: Sky News/Gov.uk

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