Almost half of British adults have received a Covid-19 jab in the first 100 days of the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history, new figures show.
Britain's Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said that more than 25 million people have received their first vaccine and 1.7 million have had their second vaccine.
Officials said the milestone brings people "one step closer to safely seeing our friends and family again". Health minister Matt Hancock said that the nation was "ahead of schedule" to offer a first dose to all over-50s by 15 April and MPs have pledged that all adults will be offered a vaccine by the end of July.