A higher proportion of the Scottish population has now been vaccinated against Covid-19 than either England or Northern Ireland, official figures show.
The latest figures from UK Government on vaccination data for the four nations show that 25.4 per cent of the total population of Scotland has received a jab, compared to 25.3% in England and 23.0% in Northern Ireland.
Only in Wales has a higher percentage of people received a vaccine than Scotland - with 26.6% of the population having received a dose.
A total of 16,875,536 people in the UK have now received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, according to Office of National Statistics figures.
This is the equivalent of 25.3% of the total UK population, and 32.0% of people aged 18 and over.
Here are the detailed figures for each nation:
– Scotland
As of 8.30am on February 19, 1,386,152 people had received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, according to the Scottish Government.
This is the equivalent of 25.4% of the total population of Scotland, and 31.3% of people aged 18 and over.
The proportion of people aged 80 or over to receive a first jab has exceeded the estimated population for this age group, as has the proportion of people aged 75-79.
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An estimated 94% of people aged 70-74 have had their first dose, along with 74% of people aged 65-69.
Some 96% of residents in all care homes have had their first dose. The figure for staff in older adult care homes is 93%, while the figure for staff in all care homes is 80%.
– England
A total of 14,214,176 people had received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine up to February 18, according to NHS England.
This is the equivalent of 25.3% of the total population of England, and 32.1% of people aged 18 and over, based on the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
The latest available breakdown for age groups in England is for doses given up to February 14.
By this date, an estimated 93.4% of people aged 80 and over had received their first dose, along with 99.3% of people aged 75-79 and 92.3% of people aged 70-74.
A total of 94.5% of residents of older adult care homes in England eligible to have their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine had received the jab by February 14, as well as 69.0% of eligible staff in older adult care homes.
Care home residents and staff are classed as eligible for the vaccine if they have not had Covid-19 in the previous 28 days.
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NHS England said the number of eligible residents includes a small number of residents at care homes currently undergoing an outbreak and which cannot be visited, who did not receive the vaccine for valid medical reasons, and those for whom consent had not been provided.
Around 88% of patient-facing NHS Trust health care workers are likely to have had their first dose of vaccine by February 14, NHS England added.
– Wales
As of 10pm February 18, 839,065 people had received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, according to Public Health Wales.
This is the equivalent of 26.6% of the total population of Wales, and 33.3% of people aged 18 and over.
A total of 90.1% of people aged 80 and over had received their first dose, along with 91.9% of people aged 75-79 and 91.1% of people aged 70-74.
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The latest figure for care home residents is 82.9%, for care home workers it is 85.1%, and for the clinically extremely vulnerable aged 16-69 it is 82.2%.
Public Health Wales said people may appear more than once in these totals. For example, someone aged 80 and over who lives in a care home will be included in the percentage for those 80 and over and also in the percentage for those in a care home.
– Northern Ireland
A total of 436,143 people had received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine as of February 18, according to the Northern Ireland Department of Health.
This is the equivalent of 23.0% of the total population of Northern Ireland, and 30.0% of people aged 18 and over.
As of February 15, 94% of people aged 80 and over are estimated to have had their first dose of vaccine, along with 88% of people aged 75-79, 75% of people aged 70-74 and 62% of people aged 65-69.
All care homes in Northern Ireland have been visited and offered the first dose of the vaccine.
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