One in two people aged 55-59 in Hampshire have received at least one dose of Covid vaccine, latest figures have revealed.
A total of 65,194 people in the age-group 55-59 have received the first jab, while 195,174 people aged under 55 have received the vaccine.
The data released by NHS England today says a total of 768,611 people have had at least one jab in Hampshire.
Age-group of 75-79 is the only one to achieve 100 per cent vaccination, the data showed.
Meanwhile, the Department of Health has said the Government is still on track to offer a first dose to all adults by the end of July.
People in their 40s are likely to have to wait until May to get their Covid-19 vaccine after problems with a shipment of the AstraZeneca jab from India impacted supply.
The head of the Serum Institute of India (SII), which manufactures the vaccine, suggested the country’s government was blocking exports to the UK.
Professor Martin Marshall, chairman of the Royal College of GPs, said news of constraints in supply was “disappointing” and “a bit of a setback”, and the focus in April in England will be on giving second doses to people who were vaccinated earlier in the year.
“The impact of this shortage of supplies will happen on the group that we were hoping to start on in April, which is the people under the age of 50 without any pre-existing conditions, who are now going to have to wait until May,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick also conceded that the rollout of vaccines would be slower than expected because of the shortage, while Professor Adam Finn, a member of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), said vaccination of those aged under 50 “may kick off slightly later than we’d optimistically hoped”.
Following are the detailed breakdown of age-group, number of people received at least one vaccine, number of people receive both vaccines, and percentage of people who have had at least one dose.
Under 55: 195,174; 10,233; Not available
55-59: 65,194; 2,249; 52.3%
60-64: 93,861; 1,718; 87.6%
65-69: 90,488; 752; 93.6%
70-74: 98,133; 455; 95.6%
75-79: 74,219; 805; 100%*
80+: 102,843; 32,487; 96.7%
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