Hundreds of thousands of booster jabs given by Causeway Coast and Glens' health trusts

Nearly a million people have received a booster jab in Northern Ireland in the fight against coronavirus – with hundreds of thousands of administered by the two health trusts serving Causeway Coast and Glens.

Nearly a million people have received a booster jab in Northern Ireland in the fight against coronavirus – with hundreds of thousands of administered by the two health trusts serving Causeway Coast and Glens.

Northern Ireland Department of Health data shows 972,215 people had been boosted by Tuesday (March 15).

It includes 555,589 boosters given by GPs across the country, plus 366,071 by Northern Health and Social Care Trust and Western Health and Social Care Trust, which both serve Causeway Coast and Glens.

It means 67% of adults in Northern Ireland have received a booster dose, using the latest Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency population estimates.

The figures also show 1,327,321 people in Northern Ireland had received at least two vaccines by Tuesday, 1,654 more than the week before.

Northern Health and Social Care Trust and Western Health and Social Care Trust have administered a total of 279,059 second jabs.

In addition, pharmacies have given out 88,526 second doses and 148,550 booster jabs nationally.

It means 83% of those eligible for the jab in Northern Ireland have now had at least two doses of the vaccine.

The latest data also shows 33,089 first jabs have been given to teenagers aged 16 and 17 (73% of that age group) as well as 21,898 second jabs (48%).

And 54% of youngsters aged between 12 and 15 have had their first jab, while 13% have had a second.

Figures for each age group show:

18 to 29 – 206,694 fully vaccinated (75% of that population) and 96,730 booster jabs given (35%)30 to 39 – 202,384 fully vaccinated (81%) and 119,077 booster jabs given (47%)40 to 49 – 213,779 fully vaccinated (89%) and 155,235 booster jabs given (64%)50 to 59 – 242,591 fully vaccinated (94%) and 205,459 booster jabs given (80%)60 to 69 – 198,649 fully vaccinated (99.5%) and 180,120 booster jabs given (90%)70 to 79 – 145,907 fully vaccinated (99.5%) and 136,696 booster jabs given (93%)80 and over – 81,619 fully vaccinated (99%) and 73,590 booster jabs given (89%)

The figures show that 1.4 million people have had a first jab.