Covid UK: People in their 40s will be invited for jabs from tomorrow Jack Wright For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo
People in their 40s will be invited for their Covid-19 vaccinations from tomorrow after the Government hit its target to inoculate priority groups.
Those in their late 40s are expected to get their jabs first as the next phase of the rollout kicks off after a record-breaking day for second doses yesterday, with figures showing 475,230 vaccinations in the previous 24 hours.
Ministers had promised all 32million over-50s and people with chronic conditions would be offered jabs by April 15 - a target they are expected to smash two days early which would allow younger people to be jabbed.
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Death rate back to normal as Covid infections fall by third in a week
Just one in 220 people are now infected compared to one in 145 the week previous
Coronavirus infections have fallen by one third in a week, data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show, as Public Health England (PHE) surveillance confirmed death rates were back to normal.
Experts continued to call for an earlier relaxation of restrictions, although sources close to the Government insisted that a five-week gap between each stage was crucial to check cases were not rising, suggesting the release dates would not be moved.