COVID-19 vaccine: UK patient becomes first in world to receive Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab outside a clinical trial – By Sky News Staff (Sky News) / Dec 8 2020
The fight against COVID-19 has taken a historic leap forward after the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was given to someone outside a clinical trial for the first time.
Grandmother-of-four Margaret Keenan, 90, has become the first person in the world to receive the jab as part of a vaccination programme.
Mrs Keenan, who has lived in Coventry for six decades but is originally from Eniniskillen, Northern Ireland, was given the vaccine by nurse May Parsons at the city’s University Hospital at 6.31am.
Grandmother Mrs Keenan: “If I can have it at 90 then you can have it too!”
She said being the first was “a privilege” and “the best early birthday present I could wish for” as it would mean she could spend time with her family and friends in the New Year “after being on my own for most of the year”.
