ONE million people in Sussex have now had a coronavirus jab in a fantastic milestone, it has been announced. Official figures released on Thursday revealed that 90 per cent of the county s most vulnerable residents have had their first vaccination - with 71 per cent of these having both. This milestone has been reached just 24 weeks after the vaccination programme launched by the NHS. The data shows that 1,028,925 people had had their first vaccination by Sunday, May 23, and of those 677,497 have also had their second. Amy Galea, executive director of the Sussex Covid-19 vaccination programme, said: “This is a fantastic milestone for the residents of Sussex and everyone involved in delivering the Covid-19 vaccine.
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