Coronavirus vaccine head: Less than half of the UK population could get vaccinated

Less than half of the UK population could be vaccinated against the coronavirus, the head of the country's vaccine taskforce has said. Kate Bingham said officials hope to give the vaccine to around 30 million adults - less than half of the country's population of 67 million. The head of the immunisation programme told the Financial Times: 'People keep talking about 'time to vaccinate the whole population' but that is misguided. 'There is going to be no vaccination of people under 18. 'It's an adult-only vaccine for people over 50 focusing on health workers and care home workers and the vulnerable.'