The Duke of Cambridge and his wife, Duchess Catherine, spoke on a video call to clinical vulnerable women who are shielding about the importance of getting the jab and urged people in the UK to ignore the ""misinformation"" about the vaccine
Nearly 2million people aged between 60 and 63 will be invited to receive their first coronavirus jab
Over-40s will start being called for jabs this month after 5million over-50s get vaccine by mid-March
More than 20 million people in the UK have now been given their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine
Some 386,948 additional doses were registered in England, with 27,876 in Scotland and 14,634 in Wales
It follows more good news as new findings reveal one vaccine shot reduces the risk of being hospitalised
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UK vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said today that the NHS rollout could double in speed over the next 11 weeks, allowing it to continue vaccinating new people at the same rate as now while also dishing out growing numbers of second doses
Britain s Covid inoculation rollout could go at twice its current speed over the next three months, No10 s vaccine minister claimed today.
Nadhim Zahawi promised March will be a very big month for the programme, which slowed down in February because vaccine manufacturers struggled to keep pace with the NHS s demand.
But with supply issues resolved and tens of millions more jabs becoming available in March, the health service is planning to turbocharge the drive, which must go smoothly if Britain has any hopes of leaving lockdown in the next few months.
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