NEARLY nine in 10 adults in the Vale of Glamorgan have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.
Public Health Wales data shows 95,246 people aged 18 and over have been given both doses of a vaccine up to August 15 – 85 per cent of the area's age group.
They make up part of the 99,653 people who have been given at least one jab – 89 per cent of the over-18 population.
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Figures on second doses for each age group in the Vale of Glamorgan show:
18 to 29 – 12,853 administered (70 per cent)
30 to 39 – 13,453 administered (75 per cent)
40 to 49 – 14,929 administered (84 per cent)
50 to 54 – 8,696 administered (89 per cent)
55 to 59 – 9,077 administered (91 per cent)
60 to 64 – 8,415 administered (93 per cent)
65 to 69 – 7,503 administered (94 per cent)
70 to 74 – 7,633 administered (96 per cent)
75 to 79 – 5,588 administered (96 per cent)
80 and over – 7,099 administered (94 per cent)
Across Wales, 2.1 million people have had both doses, 82 per cent of the over-16 population, and 2.3 million (89 per cent) have had at least one dose.
The rates have been updated using recently released 2020 mid-year population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
Vaccinations are being given at 546 locations across Wales, including at 360 GP surgeries, 41 vaccination centres and 35 hospitals.
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