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Vaccines are now open to people aged 30 and above, he says.
And he says it is on track to get every adult vaccinated by the end of July.
Matt Hancock, the health secretary, is welcomed by loudish Tory cheering as he stands up.
He says the pandemic is not over yet. The vaccination programme has reached 73% of the adult population. But that means more than a quarter of people have not been vaccinated.
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