England gave out 858,258 first jabs while Wales gave out 38,426 (Pictures: Scot/Wales Pics/Getty Images) Wales` First Minister has defended his nation`s slower vaccine rollout after England delivered 22 times the country`s amount of Covid jabs in the same week. In the week leading up to January 10, England completed 858,258 first doses of Covid vaccines, while Wales saw 38,426 people receive the jab. Scotland vaccinated 48,440 people, and Northern Ireland 38,395. England has a larger population than Wales, with 55.98 million inhabitants compared to 3.13 million – but data shows Wales is also proportionately behind in the amount of jabs being delivered per 100,000 people. As of last week,...
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