Third of 18 to 29-year-olds have not had jab as uptake slows and infections ...

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Infections among young adults have soared to a record high as vaccine uptake slows to a fraction of what it was in the spring.

One in three 18-to-29 year olds have still not had a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, NHS England figures show.

But the virus is running rampant in this age group, with more than one in 100 aged 20 to 29 testing positive last week.

Around three million young adults in the UK are yet to be vaccinated, even though all over-18s have been eligible since June 18.

Public Health England yesterday revealed that case rates among those in their 20s are higher than in any age group since the pandemic began.

The current weekly infection rate of 1,155 cases per 100,000 compares to a rate of just 60 per 100,000 in those over 80.

In total, 88 per cent

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