Getty ImagesAt 07:30 GMT, Brian Pinker, an 82-year-old dialysis patient, received the world’s very first shot of the vaccine. he was “really proud” that the vaccine had been developed locally.
The U.K., which has ordered 100 million doses of the vaccine, was the first country in the world to approve the vaccine for emergency use in late December. Pinker will require a second dose of the vaccine in order to be fully protected against the disease — ordinarily this shot would be given 3-4 weeks after the first, but the U.K. government has recently decided to accelerate its vaccination campaign and delay this toin order to give as many people as possible their first dose, which conveys partial immunity.
“Through its vaccine delivery plan the NHS is doing everything it can to vaccinate those most at risk as quickly as possible and we will rapidly accelerate our vaccination program,” Hancock said.: “I am delighted that today we are rolling out the Oxford vaccine - a testament to British science. This is a pivotal moment in our fight against this awful virus and I hope it provides renewed hope to everybody that the end of this pandemic is in sight.
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