England and Wales hit target to vaccinate top four priority groups
by Dan Sabbagh from on (#5E3RT)
Milestone means 65 to 69-year-olds will be invited for jab and those with underlying conditions are expected to follow
England and Wales have said they have met the government's target of offering a coronavirus vaccine to the top four priority groups by 15 February amid growing warnings that the supply of vaccines would be cut for the next fortnight.
Achieving the milestone means that vaccinators have been told they can now invite people aged 65 to 69 in both nations to come forward, with Scotland expected shortly to follow suit.
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