Vaccinations will double to 5m a week as deaths and hospital cases fall fast - The Times

The NHS is to double the number of vaccinations against Covid-19 to five million a week, paving the way for a mass programme of second jabs.

Deaths due to the virus have fallen by 62 per cent in a fortnight and health sources say the decline in fatalities is accelerating.

The seven-day rolling average for deaths within 28 days of a positive test fell from 406 on February 18 to 154 on March 4, the latest date for which the number has been officially calculated. It is the lowest since October and down 88 per cent since the second wave peaked at 1,283 on January 19.

The number of new admissions to hospital is also falling rapidly. The seven-day rolling average dropped 48 per cent

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