A short thread on vaccination data:
Rate of vaccination is starting to pick up again after a dip earlier in April.
It's still majority second doses being given to keep pace with the first doses we gave 12 weeks earlier.
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61% of the UK adult population have now had their first dose and 20% their second dose.
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Wales is still ahead with first doses given, while NI lags behind, but the absolute differences in percentages vaccinated are less than 10%.
The relative difference is bigger in second doses with Wales surging ahead early on, but now being pegged back.
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We're seeing high proportions of over 80s having received their second dose (83%) and 78% of 75-79s too.
First dose coverage is over 90% for everyone over 55.
89% of the 50-54 year-olds have had a first dose and 59% of 45-49s.
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Perhaps one thing to keep an eye on is keeping pace with first dose delivery.
12 weeks ago 80% of over 80s had been given their first dose.
This week 83% of over 80s have been given their second dose.
That margin was 16% last week this week it's just 3%.
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The vaccine programme is still going superbly well.
It is and will continue to make a huge difference, especially as we continue to open up.
It is, however, worth understanding that there are inequalities in vaccine uptake as highlighted in this thread: https://twitter.com/Kit_Yates_Maths/status/1385268593491841027?s=20

With thanks, as ever, to Bob Hawkins with his help in preparing the data.
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