Johnson hails ‘milestone’ as second doses of Covid jab pass five million

The number of fully vaccinated people in the UK has passed the five million mark

The number of people receiving their second dose of the vaccine has passed five million (Ben Birchall/PA)

Boris Johnson has hailed another milestone in the coronavirus vaccine rollout as the number of people receiving their second jab passed the five-million mark.

Experts said the controversy over the AstraZeneca vaccine did not appear to be affecting take-up in the UK, despite signs of widespread hesitancy in Europe.