An 87-year-old Indian-origin man from England will become one of
the first people in the world to get a vaccine against Covid-19 when he
receives his Pfizer-BioNTech
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.
Hari Shukla from
Tyne and Wear said he feels it is his duty to receive his first of the two-dose
vaccine, a moment UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed as a huge step forward
as Tuesday was dubbed V-Day or Vaccine Day in the UK.
I'm so pleased we
are hopefully coming towards the end of this pandemic and I am delighted to be
doing my bit by having the vaccine, I feel it is my duty to do so and do
whatever I can to help, said Shukla.
Having been in
contact with the NHS
(National Health Service), I know how hard they all work and the greatest
respect for them they have a heart of gold and I am grateful for everything
they have done to keep us safe during the pandemic, he said.
Shukla was
notified by the NHS based on the criteria set by the UK's Joint Committee on
Vaccination and Immunisation as part of a phased rollout plan based on those at
the highest risk of death from the deadly virus. People aged 80 and over, care
home workers as well as NHS workers who are at higher risk will be first in
line to receive the "life-saving jab".
Today marks a huge
step forward in the UK's fight against coronavirus, as we begin delivering the
vaccine to the first patients across the whole country. I am immensely proud of
the scientists who developed the vaccine, members of the public who took part
in trials, and the NHS who have worked tirelessly to prepare for rollout, said
Johnson.
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.
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