One in three young adults still unvaccinated in some West Midlands cities
Take-up in recent months is likely to have been affected by the Omicron wave of infections.
Around one in three young adults in some of the biggest cities in England have still not received any doses of Covid-19 vaccine, figures suggest.
Some 34.7 per cent of 18 to 39-year-olds in Coventry are likely to be unvaccinated, along with 32.0 per cent in Birmingham and 31.9 per cent in Liverpool.
Take-up is only slightly better in other cities, with 30.1 per cent of this age group in Nottingham estimated to be unjabbed, plus 27.6 per cent in Newcastle and 26.6 per cent in Manchester.
Analysis by the PA news agency of data published by NHS England suggests there are 18 local authorities in England where at least a quarter of young adults have yet to have a first dose of vaccine.
Not all of these areas are large towns and cities.
In Boston in Lincolnshire, 30.2 per cent of 18 to 39-year-olds are estimated to be unvaccinated, while the figure for Runnymede in Surrey is 29.5 per cent.
The figures are for vaccines delivered up to February 6.
They also show that take-up in many big cities has improved in the last two months, but at a slow pace.
The latest estimate for unvaccinated young adults in Coventry, 34.7 per cent, is down from 36.4 per cent on January 2 and 38.4 per cent on December 5.
There has been a similar trend in Birmingham, where the current figure of 32.0 per cent is down from 34.0 per cent and 36.0 per cent respectively.
A first dose of Covid-19 vaccine has been available for all adults in England aged 18 and over since last summer.
Take-up of doses in the past few months is likely to have been affected by the high levels of infections across the country.
People are not able to receive a vaccine within 28 days of having had the virus.
This means many of those who had coronavirus during the recent Omicron-driven wave have only recently become eligible for either a first, second or booster dose.
These are the 18 local authorities in England where at least 25 per cent of 18 to 39-year-olds are estimated to have not received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, as of February 6:
Coventry 34.7 per cent
Birmingham 32.0 per cent
Liverpool 31.9 per cent
Welwyn Hatfield 31.2 per cent
Enfield 31.1 per cent
Boston 30.2 per cent
Nottingham 30.1 per cent
Canterbury 29.6 per cent
Runnymede 29.5 per cent
Barking & Dagenham 27.8 per cent
Islington 27.8 per cent
Newcastle upon Tyne 27.6 per cent
Manchester 26.6 per cent
Brighton & Hove 26.2 per cent
Thurrock 26.1 per cent
Sheffield 25.5 per cent
Wolverhampton 25.4 per cent
Camden 25.0 per cent
