The United Kingdom, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, started its vaccination campaign on December 8, a key step toward eventually ending the pandemic. Care home workers, NHS staff and people aged 80 and over will begin receiving the jab.
PHOTO PACKAGE: Britain begins mass COVID vaccination effort
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Margaret Keenan, 90, is the first patient in Britain to receive the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at University Hospital, administered by nurse May Parsons, at the start of the largest ever immunisation programme in the British history, in Coventry, Britain December 8, 2020. Britain is the first country in the world to start vaccinating people with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
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Medical personnel prepare to administer the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to recipients at a vaccination centre, on the first day of the largest immunisation programme in the British history, in Cardiff, Wales, Britain December 8, 2020.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson applauds after nurse Rebecca Cathersides administered the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Lyn Wheeler at Guy's Hospital in London, Britain December 8, 2020.
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A nurse holds a phial of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at University Hospital, on the first day of the largest immunisation programme in the British history, in Coventry, Britain December 8, 2020.