Boris Johnson welcomes rollout of COVID vaccine program, says 'Will beat this together'

British PM Boris Johnson on December 8 welcomed start of coronavirus vaccine program and thanked health workers, scientists and people who h volunteered for testing. While taking to Twitter, Johnson urged public to remain vigilant and continue to follow precautionary measures over winter months ahe. “We will beat this toger,” he reiterated in his social media post. 

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NHS is set to create history by undertaking biggest immunisation campaign at 50 hospital hubs in UK. programme will ramp up furr in coming weeks as first set of doses arrives from Pfizer’s manufacturing site in Belgium. Since Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine got approval from UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory ncy (MHRA) last week, NHS workers have been working around clock to man large-scale logistical challenge of rolling out vaccine.

According to NHS England, on Tuesday Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old woman from rrn Ireland became first person in world to receive Pfizer’BioNTech vaccine. While speaking to BBC, Keenan said that she felt “so privileged” to receive jab at University Hospital, Coventry. She called it best early birthday present and ded that w she can finally look forward to spending time with her family and friends in new year. 

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UK’s vaccination drive 

Meanwhile, British regulator, MHRA has said that Pfizer-BioNTech’s mRNA-based vaccine that has shown 95 per cent efficacy, is safe for mass roll out with immunisations in country starting among  high priority groups. Britain has reportedly alrey placed an order of 40 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to provide double-dose immunisation to at least 20 million people. 

Pfizer/BionTech formula is an mRNA vaccine that uses a tiny fragment of genetic code from virus to teach body how to fight Covid-19 and build its immunity.  It is delivered in two doses, 21 days apart and has shown a strong immunity response kicking in seven days after ministering second dose.   Pfizer vaccine needs to be stored at -70C before being defrosted and can only be moved four times within that temperature before being used.

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