Photo: Getty ImagesEvery adult in the United Kingdom has been offered a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, the health ministry said on Sunday, ahead of the end of legal restrictions in England on Monday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's target was for every adult who wanted to a shot to be able to get one by July 19. So far, 87.8% of adults have received a first shot of Covid-19 vaccine, with the government also meeting a target to give two-thirds of adults two doses of vaccine by Monday. Johnson is proceeding with the full re-opening of the economy despite a fresh surge of cases fuelled by the highly transmissible Delta variant. Johnson's health minister, Sajid Javid, on Saturday said he had tested positive for Covid-19 and was self-isolating.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 18, 2021 00:22 UTC