It puts the UK on track to give a first dose to all over-50s and the clinically vulnerable who make up phase one of the inoculation programme ahead of the April 15 deadline set by the Government.
Once all adults in phase one have built up coronavirus immunity, deaths are expected to drop by 99 percent.
Mr Hancock said: “This is an extraordinary feat, coming exactly 100 days after Margaret Keenan received the first authorised jab in the whole world.
“It has been a national mission, one of the one of the biggest logistical exercises since the war and I d like to thank everyone who played their part, including every NHS vaccinator, GPs, pharmacists, volunteers and the armed forces for their crucial role in every corner of the UK.
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SEISS has already given out three payments to the self-employed, with the last grant closing at the end of January. While the fourth grant has been announced alongside a fifth spanning July to September, many self-employed have been left in the dark about next steps. Workers who meet the criteria of the next grant, which includes submitting a self-assessment tax return for 2020/2021, will be able to claim 80 percent of their average monthly trading profits up to a maximum of £2,500.
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Europe’s economic pain is expected to worsen before it gets better, potentially boosting the popularity of populist leaders and the need for more action from the European Central Bank (ECB), analysts have warned. While the International Monetary Fund upgraded its global growth forecasts at the end of January, it said the outlook for the eurozone had deteriorated. The Fund cut its growth expectations for the region by one percentage point to 4.2 percent this year.
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Martin added: “There’s a more powerful psychology at play and I call that the ‘inertia dividend’. That’s because we human beings are naturally predisposed to not liking to lose something that we have.
“There are many who wouldn’t sign up to a movie service they don’t really need if they had to pay for it but they would do it for a free trial
“They go in with a view to cancelling it when their trial ends but at that point they’ve already become accustomed to it and getting rid of it means it’s a loss. And we as human beings don’t like loss.”
Euronews reported: Iceland is on high alert for a possible volcanic eruption. This is for a volcano on the peninsula, near the capital Reykjavik. More than 20,000 earthquakes have occurred in the past weeks in an area that hasn t seen volcanic activity for the past 800 years.
Iceland on high alert as earthquakes spark first volcanic threat near capital in 800 years (Image: GETTY)
Iceland is now preparing for a possible eruption as earthquakes have been felt repeatedly near the capital city. (Image: EURONEWS)
Geophysics professor Pall Einarsson insisted that earthquakes were not unheard of for the country
However, he did instruct caution due to its proximity to the capital city.