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It’s news around the world! The first person in the world received the Pfizer vaccine in the UK. This is a 90-year-old woman living in Northern Ireland.
This is, therefore, a milestone and one of the most significant steps in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
We have just witnessed a historic moment that could set a new course in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The first person, outside the testing phase, has just been vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine in the UK.
He is 90 years old and the first person to receive the Pfizer vaccine
This is Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old woman living in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. He is, therefore, the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer vaccine, outside the conditions of tests and experiments.
In this way, this is an extremely important milestone that then starts the mass vaccination program in the UK.
Margaret Keenan, 90, is the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer vaccine, outside of the testing phase. (via)
Margaret Keenan will turn 91 next week and has said this was the "best anticipated birthday gift" she could receive:
I feel very privileged to be the first person to be vaccinated against Covid-19, it is the best anticipated birthday gift I could wish for, because it means that I can finally look forward to spending time with my family and friends in the new year after staying. only most of the year.
May Parsons was the professional responsible for administering the Pfizer vaccine to Ms. Keenan, at 6:30 am this Tuesday, at University Hospital, Coventry:
I have no way of thanking May and the NHS team who took such great care of me, and my advice to anyone who gets the vaccine is to get it: if I can get it at 90, you can get it too. .
UK moves forward with vaccination program
In turn, specialized centers in the United Kingdom will vaccinate people over 80 years of age, as well as health and care teams. The British vaccination program aims to protect the most vulnerable, as well as restore normal life to the general population.
The UK is therefore the first country in the world to start administering the Pfizer vaccine, after regulators approved its use last week.
We remind you that the Pfizer vaccine is 95% effective and should arrive in Portugal in January 2021.
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