At the time of writing, over 60% of the UK population was fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and nearly 85% had received their first dose. We know the success of the government's vaccination programme is having a significant impact on infection rates, and - more importantly - preventing people from becoming seriously ill or dying with coronavirus.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/news-and-features/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-covid-19-vaccine