Half of all 16 and 17-year-olds have already got their Covid vaccine, NHS England revealed today.
Latest figures showed 620,000 teenagers in the age group are registered as having received one dose.
It comes less than a month after the JCVI — which is advising Britain's roll out — recommended they were inoculated.
Officials said appetite for jabs among young people had been 'strong' since the drive began at the start of August.
Separate data from Public Health England (PHE) showed vaccines have already prevented 140,000 hospitalisations across the country.
The agency's weekly report highlights just how well vaccines are already working at preventing serious disease and death, amid mounting calls for a booster programme to be launched.
Experts are warning England faces a third wave of infections as schools return this week and next. No10's top scientists are still deliberating on whether to roll out jabs to 12 to 15-year-olds.
This graph shows the number of first doses dished out by age group. The NHS does not split age groups into individual units. It shows more than 620,000 have already been inoculated among under-18s
The above graph from the PHE report shows vaccine uptake by age group as a percentage of that age group. It reveals an uptick among under-18s
NHS England figures also revealed almost two-thirds of this age group have already been inoculated in Wales.
In Scotland half have got their first doses, while in Northern Ireland 40 per cent have come forward for their jab.
The 1.2million teenagers in
