Wolverhampton vaccinations top 120,000
More than 120,000 across Wolverhampton have been given at least one vaccination jab.
Latest figures show 120,674 first doses have been administered in the city, with tens of thousands of people having already returned for their second jab.
John Denley, Wolverhampton’s director of public health, said: “The vaccine is the best protection we have against coronavirus.
"More than 120,000 people in Wolverhampton have now had at least one dose, and more and more people have had both.
"This is particularly important, as the second vaccine acts as a booster, enhancing immunity and offering longer-lasting protection against infection.
"We know that the easing of restrictions as we leave the Covid-19 lockdown is likely to lead to an increase in infection rates.
"We’ve also seen that infection rates are rising rapidly in other parts of the world, such as India, which just goes to show that we cannot afford to let our guard down."
People aged 45 and over, anyone who is clinically extremely vulnerable, frontline health and social care workers and people who are in receipt of Carer's Allowance or are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person are now eligible for the free vaccine.
