Public Health Wales says more than 38% of adult population have received first doseOne million doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered in Wales, with more than one in three adults in the country receiving at least one dose. Data from Public Health Wales shows that more than 38% of the adult population, 916,316 people, have received their first dose of either the Pfizer/BioNTech or Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. This means that in the 12 weeks since the rollout began in Wales, 1,005,389 doses have been administered. The health minister, Vaughan Gething, said the landmark million doses was “a fantastic testament to the incredible hard work and efforts of all those involved in Wales’ vaccine rollout. In total, 1.1% of the UK population have received their second dose of the vaccine, according to the latest figures.

Source: The Guardian February 27, 2021 12:11 UTC