A single jab of the Covid vaccine offers two thirds protection against the virus, according to reports. In a boost for efforts to vaccinate the nation locked in a race against new variants the data is said to show encouraging results.
The unpublished findings are said to show the Pfizer vaccine begins to work in as little as two weeks and is as effective as it is in the elderly as it is in younger adults, the Sun reports.
The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine reportedly offers a similar level of protection against coronavirus. It comes as more than 12.6 million people in the UK have now received their first coronavirus jab in the ongoing fight against the virus, just short of Monday's target of 13.2m And in a new push to convince the public to