Half of all over-80s have been vaccinated against coronavirus, says Health Secretary

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Half of all over-80s have been vaccinated against coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. The milestone is more positive news for the government’s vaccination programme, that has now seen more than 3.5million people get a first jab in the UK. Earlier NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens said the NHS in England is vaccinating at a rate of “140 jabs a minute” and will start testing 24/7 vaccinations in some hospitals in the next 10 days.