Covid-19: More than half of UK adults have had second jab

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More than half of UK adults have now had both doses of a coronavirus vaccine, official figures show.

The prime minister, who had his own second jab on Thursday, welcomed the “amazing achievement”, tweeting: “Now let’s finish the job.”

A total of 26,422,303 second doses have been given out since the vaccine rollout began nearly six months ago.

It comes a day after Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed three quarters of UK adults have had a first jab.

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