One in six UK adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19

Members of the public at a vaccination centre at Cwmbran Stadium in South Wales (Geoff Caddick/PA)

One in six UK adults are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, with more than two million second doses delivered in the past seven days, latest figures show.

A total of 8.9 million people have now received both jabs – the equivalent of 17% of the adult population.