EDDISBURY MP Edward Timpson CBE has welcomed the Government’s Vaccines Delivery Plan that sets ambitious targets as the Government continues to ramp up its vaccine rollout.

Already in Eddisbury, 34 per cent of the population have received a vaccine – and with the programme averaging more than 2.5 million doses a week, the Prime Minister is aiming to have offered every adult a vaccine by the end of July.

Everyone in the top four priority groups has now been offered a vaccine, as invitations are now being sent to those in priority groups five to nine.

The latest figures now show that two-thirds of those aged 65 to 69 have been vaccinated.

Mr Timpson has also welcomed the Prime Minister’s roadmap to take cautious and irreversible steps out of lockdown, which will be guided by the data and not dates.

“The NHS vaccination programme – the biggest in our country’s history – has been a fantastic success, and showcases the very best of public and private collaboration across the entire United Kingdom," said the MP.

"I would like to thank everyone involved in this enormous effort, without whom, this would simply not be possible.

"I've really enjoyed meeting other volunteers at the Cheshire View vaccination centre when I've been marshalling the car park!

“It’s also great to see that 34 per cent of people in my constituency have received the vaccine as we lead the world in our fight back against coronavirus.

“We are defeating this virus by the hundreds of thousands of jabs going into people’s arms every day, giving us hope as we look to a route back to normality.”