The two coronavirus vaccines being rolled out in the UK are proving to be highly effective in the real world.

In findings released yesterday from Scotland, those who received the AstraZeneca jab had reduced their risk of hospitalisation by 94 per cent, and those who received the Pfizer vaccine by 85 per cent.

A second study in England showed that the Pfizer vaccine prevented 70 per cent of asymptomatic and symptomatic infections in people under 65 after one dose.