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UK vaccinating at a rate of 200 shots per minute with 5m Covid-19 jabs

The UK suffered its worst daily Covid-19 death toll on 20 January

A vaccine centre in Oldham
A vaccine centre in Oldham Photo: Getty Images

The UK is vaccinating at a rate of 200 people per minute and has administered more than 5m Covid-19 jabs across the UK, health secretary Matt Hancock told parliament.

"I am glad to report to the house we now have given over 5m doses of vaccine across the UK to 4.6m people, we are making good progress towards our goal of giving everyone in priority groups 1-4 their first dose by 15th February," Hancock said on 21 January.

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