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Friday 25 June 2021 11:23 am  |  Updated:  Friday 25 June 2021 11:24 am

UK Covid vaccine race: Wales in the lead, followed by England and Scotland while NI falls behind

By: Michiel Willems

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Close to 32m second doses of Covid-19 vaccine have now been delivered in the UK, as of 23 June, meaning the equivalent of roughly 61 per cent of adults are fully vaccinated.

Some 43.5m first doses have also been delivered, the equivalent of almost 83 per cent of people aged 18 and over.

Nevertheless, the vaccine take-up varies across the four nations of the UK, and also among different age groups. Here are the figures per nation.

England

As of 23 June, England has delivered 26,874,354 second doses of Covid-19 vaccine, meaning the equivalent of 60.7 per cent of its adult population is fully vaccinated.

This places it behind Wales (62.3 per cent) but ahead of Scotland (59.3 per cent) and Northern Ireland (57.2 per cent).

An estimated 82.6 per cent of adults in England have received a first dose, behind both Wales and Scotland, but ahead of Northern Ireland. The Government said it intends to offer a first dose to all adults in England by 19 July.

All adults in Wales had a first dose

As of 23 June, Wales has delivered 1,571,710 second doses of Covid-19 vaccine, the equivalent of 62.3 per cent of its adult population. This is ahead of all the other nations in the UK.

Wales also leads the nations in first doses, with 89.0 per cent of its adults estimated to have received at least one jab. All adults in Wales have been offered a first dose of vaccine, according to the Welsh government.

Wales has managed to get more than 90 per cent of people in all age groups 65 and over fully vaccinated, while 89.3 per cent of people aged 60 to 64 are estimated to have had both doses.

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Situation in Scotland

As of 7.30am on June 24, Scotland had delivered 2,631,533 second doses of Covid-19 vaccine, meaning the equivalent of 59.3 per cent of its adult population is fully vaccinated.

This places it third in the UK, behind Wales (62.3 per cent) and England (60.7 per cent) but ahead of Northern Ireland (57.2 per cent).

An estimated 83.3 per cent of adults in Scotland have received a first dose, behind Wales but ahead of England and Northern Ireland. The Scottish Government has said all adults will be booked in for their first dose of vaccine by 27 June.

Scotland has managed to get more than 90 per cent of people in all age groups 55 and over fully vaccinated, according to the latest figures from Public Health Scotland.

Northern Ireland falls behind

As of 23 June, Northern Ireland has delivered 830,506 second doses of Covid-19 vaccine, the equivalent of 57.2 per cent of its adult population. This is the lowest proportion of any of the four nations of the UK.

Northern Ireland has also given a first dose to 79.2 per cent of adults. Again, the lowest percentage of the four nations. All adults in Northern Ireland have been able to book a first dose since 27 May.

An estimated 95.2 per cent of people aged 80 and over are fully vaccinated, however, along with 95.4 per cent of 70 to 79-year-olds and 95.1 per cent of 60 to 69-year-olds.

Among 50 to 59-year-olds the estimate is lower, at 79.3 per cent, according to the Northern Ireland Department of Health this week.

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