When will all adults in England get their Covid vaccine?
Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking news Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  The government now aims to offer all adults in England a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by July 19, having brought its target forward from July 31. The government has also set July 19 as the date by which they plan to have offered a second dose to all eligible over-40s in England. To achieve this, all over-40s will now be offered their second dose eight weeks after their first, rather than after 12 weeks, which is currently the case. The dose interval had already been shortened for over-50s, but that will now also happen for people in their 40s. No 10 said that people in their 40s will be contacted to change their appointment date for their second dose, so they do not need to contact the NHS or their GP themselves, reports the Mirror. These changes should mean two-thirds of adults have been offered both doses by July 19 - the new earliest date that lockdown restrictions could come to an end in England barring any change when it comes to the two-week review. Click below to view stats for Covid-19 vaccines near you  Additionally, 23 and 24-year olds are now able to book their Covid-19 vaccinations online, through the NHS website. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today (June 14) that the final step of the lifting of lockdown restrictions would be delayed by at least four weeks to July 19. Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, he said that the delay to Step Four of the roadmap out of lockdown could give the NHS a few more crucial weeks to get those remaining jabs into the arms of those who need them." He added: And since today I cannot say that we have met all our four tests for proceeding with Step 4 on June 21, I think it is sensible to wait just a little longer.  Mr Johnson hopes that delaying to July 19 will mean that around two-thirds of adults will have been offered two vaccine doses by the time that restrictions are loosened further. Click below to sign up for email updates from CambridgeshireLive  CambridgeshireLive email updates: We bring the stories to you Signing up to the CambridgeshireLive newsletter means you'll receive our daily news email. It couldn't be simpler and it takes seconds - simply click here, enter your email address and follow the instructions. You can also enter your address at the top of this page in the box below the picture on most desktop and mobile platforms. There's an 'unsubscribe' button at the bottom of every newsletter we send out. The Prime Minister said: By Monday July 19, we will aim to have double jabbed around two thirds of the adult population including everyone over 50, all the vulnerable, all frontline health and care workers and everyone over 40 who received their first dose by mid-May. To do this we will now accelerate the second jabs for those over 40, just as we did for the vulnerable groups, so they get the maximum protection as fast as possible. And we will bring forward our target to give every adult in the country a first dose by July 19, that is including young people over the age of 18, with 23 and 24-year-olds invited to book jabs from tomorrow so we reduce transmission among groups that mix the most and to give the NHS that extra time.  The move to delay the end of lockdown restrictions comes as infections have rise by 49 per cent in a week, with the rapidly-spreading Delta Covid variant making up the vast majority of new cases. Hospitalisations have also increased by 15 per cent in a week, which has caused Mr Johnson to put a hold on 'Freedom Day'.