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More than 70% of young people in England have received first dose

12 August 2021 18:55 (UTC +04:00)

Over 70% of young people aged 18 to 29 in England have received a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, the government has said, APA reports citing The Guardian.

A total of 5,940,038 people in this age group have received a first dose (70.2%) and of those 2,683,434 people have received both doses (32.4%).

The latest data from Public Health England and Cambridge University shows that vaccines have saved around 84,600 lives as well as preventing 23.4m infections and 66,900 hospitalisations in England up to 6 August, it said.

Health and social care secretary Sajid Javid said:

It’s fantastic that 7 in 10 young people in England have now received their first dose. The vaccines are already making a big difference for this age group and are building a wall of defence against Covid-19 which is allowing us to safely live with this virus. Vaccines can prevent you from catching the virus or passing it on to your friends and family, and reduce the severity of the symptoms if you do catch it.”

Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said:

Tens of millions of people have now received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, across thousands of sites in the UK. With 70% of young people in England now vaccinated with at least one dose, we are well on our way to protecting the entire adult population.”