UK hits target of offering first Covid jab to four most vulnerable groups

The UK government has reached its target of offering at least first vaccinations to the four groups of people in the UK seen as most vulnerable to coronavirus by mid-February, it has announced.

The vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, announced the milestone on Twitter.

Nadhim Zahawi
(@nadhimzahawi)

15,000,000! Amazing team ❤️ We will not rest till we offer the vaccine to the whole of phase1 the 1-9 categories of the most vulnerable & all over 50s by end April and then all adults. @NikkiKF @Emily_JR_Lawson @Comd101LogBde 💉💉💉 https://t.co/NqOZl5e0aG

February 14, 2021

The government has set a series of targets for offering vaccinations to a series of groups, with the priority order set out by the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisation.