Wed vaccine update (& Wales summary)
485k total doses, 26% up on last week, so the recovery from the BH continues, with the 7D total now up to 3.5m.
1st doses of 351k are just 6% up (unusually, less than the 2nd dose increase), but takes the 7D total ever closer to 1m.
1/5
2nd doses of 350k are up 36%, so another better day, albeit not at the level of 2 weeks ago.
The 7 day total is now back over 2.5m, which if maintained should be enough to keep up with the required pace for the next few days.
2/5
Wales 1st doses are settling down at 85% for the fifties, about 5% lower than the sixties. To date the forties have just hit 70% - hopefully that will continue to increase though.
Second dose progress seems to be concentrated in the 65-59 group currently.
3/5
Second dose take-up (ie of those who had a 1st dose) has increased by around 2% in the upper age groups since I last reported, and is now at 95%. For HC staff it's slightly lower at between 85% and 90%.
All in all, for PG 1 to 4, these are very good figures.
4/5
Finally, good news for those in their late thirties in England, with the BBC and others reporting that bookings will open at 7am tomorrow for 38 and 39 year olds (and presumably 37 3/4 too).
5/5
Note, first doses should read 135k. Thanks to @ianandbike for the spot.
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