British grandmother is first person to get Pfizer jab outside trial
Britain begins rollout of Covid-19 vaccine to the general population
08 December 2020 - 10:58
London — Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother, on Tuesday became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shot outside a trial as Britain began vaccinating its population.
Keenan received the vaccine at her local hospital in Coventry on Tuesday morning, a week before she turns 91...
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