Johnson hails ‘extraordinary feat’ of 15 million in UK having first Covid-19 vaccine dose

The number of people receiving a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine has passed 15 million (Jane Barlow/PA)

Boris Johnson has hailed a “significant milestone” as the number of people in the UK receiving a coronavirus vaccine passed 15 million.

The British Prime Minister said it was an “extraordinary feat” just over two months after 91-year-old Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive a Covid-19 jab as part of a mass vaccination programme.