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COVID-19: Vaccination total passes 13m as another 1,001 COVID-related deaths reported

It compares to 1,053 deaths and 12,364 infections on Tuesday, government figures show.

The NHS Covid-19 vaccination centre at the Jobserve Community Stadium in Colchester, which has been forced to close due to the weather, with heavy snow set to bring disruption to south-east England and East Anglia as bitterly cold winds grip much of the nation.
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The total number of people to have received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in the UK has passed 13 million, as another 1,001 deaths were reported.

Today's official government figure compares to the 1,053 deaths recorded on Tuesday.

And 13,013 new cases of COVID-19 were reported, up on the 12,364 yesterday.

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It brings the total number of cases of coronavirus in the UK to 3,985,161, and the number of deaths to 114,851.

A further 411,812 people have had a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, meaning 13,058,298 people in the UK have received a jab.

Scotland passed its one million people to be vaccinated milestone on Wednesday.

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However, Sir David Norgrove, chairman of the UK Statistics Authority, has called for more granular breakdowns in the vaccine statistics, to show the age, ethnic group and priority group of those receiving jabs.

He said data should also be routinely published showing the vaccination type - either Pfizer BioNTech or AstraZeneca - arguing that such information is in the public interest "particularly in the context of the media coverage on vaccine efficacy and sustainability of supply".

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'These vaccines are safe and effective'

Earlier it was revealed that new symptoms, including a loss of appetite and muscle aches, could be indicators of COVID-19 following a study by Imperial College London.

The other new signs to keep an eye on were chills and headaches, according to a study of more than one million people.

Meanwhile, during Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Johnson said that of being vaccinated again in the autumn following the emergence of numerous variants of the coronavirus.

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His words came after the discovery that the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine may only offer limited protection against mild disease caused by the variant discovered in South Africa.

And a spanner may have been thrown in the works of those looking to go on holiday this year, as Transport Secretary Grant Shapps spoke to Sky News about new travel restrictions.

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He said: "I'm afraid I can't give you a definitive 'will there or will there not be' the opportunity to take holidays this next year, either at home or abroad."