From today, life-saving vaccinations will be delivered from more sites, cinemas and mosques, as the number of sites providing jabs to people most at risk continues to increase.

The NHS vaccination programme, the biggest in the health service’s history, has got off to a strong start with our hard-working staff delivering more than 5 million Covid vaccinations.

Vaccinations are already available from more than 1,000 GP-led services and over 200 hospitals across the country, and as we accelerate our Vaccine Delivery Plan we are opening dozens of new sites – including a mosque, cinema and more than 55 independent pharmacies – helping ensure all parts are the country are well served.

We have vaccinated more people than France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Austria and Belgium combined and only a million less people than the entire European Union combined. Only two countries – the United States and China – have vaccinated more people than the UK.

As more vaccine supply comes online, we will be able to open even more sites helping us to vaccinate vulnerable people even faster, but it’s vital we do not lose our resolve: people must continue to do their part by following the rules to protect the NHS and save lives.