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The fight against COVID-19 has taken a historic leap after the first Pfizer / BioNtech vaccine was administered to a person outside of a clinical trial, SkyNews and the BBC reported.
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COVID-19 – UK Patient Becomes First World Patient to Receive Pfizer / BioNTech Coronavirus Vaccine Outside of Clinical Trial https://t.co/ArJEBl8CMZ
– Sky News (@SkyNews) December 8, 2020
Margaret Keenan, 90, became the first person in the world to receive the drug as part of a UK vaccination program.
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Keenan, who has lived in Coventry for six decades but is originally from Northern Ireland, received the vaccine at the city’s University Hospital at 6:31 am local time.
“This is one of those moments that will go down in scientific and medical history.”@ashishskynews reflect on the importance of the first # COVID-19 vaccine administered to Margaret Keenan, 90.
Get the latest on # COVID-19: https://t.co/W5Gk1IqLzX pic.twitter.com/UV1czMbitP
– Sky News (@SkyNews) December 8, 2020
She says it’s a “privilege” and “the best anticipated birthday gift she could wish for,” as it would mean she can spend time with family and friends on New Years Eve. “
The first person to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine is Margaret Keenan, 90, as the UK begins the largest vaccination program in NHS history https://t.co/7boFS0Ll6C
– BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 8, 2020
The UK became the first country in the world to approve the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. This gave the green light to initiate a mass vaccination.
Britain has already ordered 40 million doses, enough to vaccinate 20 million people.
The drug should be stored at a temperature of minus 70 degrees, and in an ordinary refrigerator its shelf life is only five days. Therefore, the vaccine will initially be administered in 50 hospitals and, as of December 14, general practitioners will place it in more than 1,000 vaccination centers across the country.
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