UK still on course to vaccinate 15million people by February 15th

Another 549,078 people received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination on Saturday taking the total number of those to have had the jab in the UK to total, 12,014,288.

511,447 have had both a first and second dose.

It the current vaccination rate continues around 16million people will have been vaccinated by the February 15th target set by Prime Minster Boris Johnson with the average daily rate at 434,000.

Once the top four priority groups have received their jabs, the programme will move on to people aged 50 and over and those with underlying health conditions.