87-year-old Indian-origin man first to get COVID-19 vaccine in UK
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87-year-old Indian-origin man first to get COVID-19 vaccine in UK
London, Dec 8: An 87-year-old Indian-origin man from the north east of England will become one of the first people in the world to get a vaccine against COVID-19 when he receives his Pfizer/BioNTech jab at a hospital in Newcastle on Tuesday.However, the UK PM struck a note of caution to warn that mass vaccination will take time and urged the public to remain “clear-eyed” and continue to follow the lockdown rules over the winter months ahead.
“With over-80s and frontline health and care staff receiving their vaccinations from today, the whole country will feel a sense of relief as our most vulnerable loved ones start to be given protection from the virus, “ he said.The Pfizer/BionTech formula is an mRNA vaccine that uses a tiny fragment of genetic code from the pandemic virus to teach the body how to fight Covid-19 and build immunity. It is delivered in two doses of 21 days apart and, according to experts, it has shown a strong immunity response kicking in after seven days of the second dose. Vaccination centres treating large numbers of patients in sporting venues and conference centres will subsequently start up when further supplies of vaccine come on stream, with a bulk of the rollout expected in the early part of the New Year.
87-year-old Indian-origin man first to get COVID-19 vaccine in UK