Half of all people in Wales now fully vaccinated against coronavirus

More than half of all people in Wales have now had two doses of a coronavirus vaccine, latest figures published by Public Health Wales reveal.

Wales is the first nation in the UK to have achieved that milestone – with nearly 1.6m people now having had both doses.

In total, 2,248,012 people in Wales have had at least their first vaccine.

The figures were released on Friday, June 25 and are based on figures from the previous day.

It comes amid an increase in confirmed cases of the Delta variant of coronavirus in Wales – with 1,100 cases now recorded in Wales.

Speaking at a Welsh Government press briefing on June 25, First Minister Mark Drakeford said he expects the number of Delta variant cases to peak late next month.

Who has been vaccinated so far?

The percentage of people in Wales who have received their first and second vaccine is broken down below:

Care home residents: 98.1% first dose; 94.2% second dose

Care home workers: 92.6% first dose; 86.7% second dose

Healthcare workers: 95.9% first dose; 91.3% second dose

Social care workers: 45,557 first dose; 43,981 second dose

Aged 80 and above: 96% first dose; 93.8% second dose

Aged 75-79: 96.8% first dose; 95.1% second dose

Aged 70-74: 96.1% first dose; 94.8% second dose

Clinically extremely vulnerable people aged 16-69 : 94.4% first dose; 90.9% second dose

Aged 65-69: 94.8% first dose; 92.6% second dose

Clinical risk groups aged 16 to 64: 88.8% first dose; 80% second dose

Aged 60-64: 93% first dose; 89.5% second dose

Aged 55-59: 91.1% first dose; 85.6% second dose

Aged 50-54: 89% first dose; 78.1% second dose

Aged 40-49: 83.3% first dose; 51.2% second dose

Aged 30-39: 73.7% first dose; 26.1% second dose

Aged 18-29: 70.3% first dose; 17.2% second dose

Source: Public Health Wales

Anyone who is still waiting for a vaccine appointment can book one online at gov.wales/get-your-covid-19-vaccination-if-you-think-you-have-been-missed