MP praises vaccine rollout as more than 29,000 Ashfield residents receive jab

Lee Anderson MP for Ashfield, has welcomed the latest figures showing 29,514 people in the constituency have now received a vaccine.

In total, more than 19.3 million doses have been administered to more than 18.6 million people across the UK – equivalent to one in three adults.

Mr Anderson has welcomed the Government’s vaccines delivery plan – the biggest vaccination programme in British history – that sets ambitious targets as the government continues to ramp up its vaccine rollout.

Already in Ashfield, 27.4 per cent of the population have received a vaccine – and with the programme averaging more than 2.5 million doses a week, the Prime Minister is aiming to have offered every adult a vaccine by the end of July.

Mr Anderson said: “The NHS vaccination programme, the biggest in our country’s history, has been a fantastic success story and showcases the very best of collaboration across the entire United Kingdom.

"I would like to thank everyone involved in this enormous effort, without whom, this would not be possible.”

Everyone in the top four priority groups has now been offered a vaccine, as invites are now going out those in priority groups five to nine.

The latest figures show that two thirds of those aged 65 to 69 have now been vaccinated.

The UK has the third highest number of people vaccinated per capita, behind only the UAE and Israel.

In addition, only two countries have administered more doses than the United Kingdom – China and the USA.

The MP has also welcomed the Prime Minister’s roadmap to take cautious and irreversible steps out of lockdown, which will be guided by the data and not dates.

Mr Anderson added: “It’s great to see that so many people in my constituency have received the vaccine as we lead the world in our fight back against coronavirus.

“We are defeating this virus by the hundreds of thousands of jabs going into people’s arms every day, givi ng us hope as we look to a route back to normality.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​”