UK Covid-19 vaccinations: Latest figures
The prime minister has warned that hospitalisations and deaths will rise “inevitably” as the lockdown is lifted.
Boris Johnson told reporters on Tuesday: “The bulk of the work in reducing the disease has been done by the lockdown.
“So, as we unlock the result will inevitably be that we will see more infections and sadly we will see more hospitalisations and deaths and people have just got to understand that.”
His comments come as people aged over 45 in the UK are now invited book an appointment to get their coronavirus vaccine.
The government confirmed it reached its target of offering all over-50s and people who are extremely clinically vulnerable a jab, two days ahead of schedule.
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