A pensioner who became a ‘national treasure’ after getting the Pfizer vaccine on ‘V-Day’ today revealed he used his new-found freedom to reunite with his grandchildren over Christmas. Martin Kenyon, who lives in south-west London, told ITV’s Good Morning Britain that he left the capital after having his second jab to see his family in Shropshire … Read more
V-Day heroine Margaret Keenan has returned to hospital to receive her second dose of Pfizer‘s Covid-19 vaccine after becoming the first person int he world to receive the jab. The grandmother-of-four, from Coventry, was first in line for the vaccine when a mass roll-out began in Britain on December 8. A week after receiving the … Read more
Anti-vaxxers have mocked and smeared V-Day heroine Margaret Keenan on social media sites amid a surge of ‘toxic misinformation’. A mob of online conspiracy theorists – some claiming to be NHS staff – used Facebook to spread slurs about the 91-year-old grandmother and her family after she became the first in the world to have … Read more
A 90-year-old grandmother who became the first person in the world to have Pfizer‘s coronavirus jab has urged sceptics to get the vaccine after being discharged from hospital. V-Day hero Margaret Keenan, from Coventry, made history on Tuesday by becoming the first person to receive the injection outside of medical trials. Mrs Keenan hailed it as a … Read more
The UK’s vaccine rollout has been thrown into doubt as two NHS staff who were given the jab yesterday suffered allergic reactions. Both the healthcare workers, who carried EpiPens, are recovering from anaphylactoid reactions following the first day of the mass vaccination programme. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency gave precautionary advice to NHS trusts that anyone who … Read more
V-Day heroes last night urged vaccine sceptics to have the Covid jab for the good of the country ahead of the arrival of more than a million more doses of the Pfizer vaccine next week. Thousands of elderly British patients made history yesterday by being the first in the world to get the injection outside … Read more
A Second World War submarine lieutenant, a young Northern Irish nurse whose wedding was cancelled due to Covid-19 and a Welsh care home worker with diabetes were among the first people to get vaccinated in Britain today. Thousands of people are expected to get their Pfizer jab at 50 UK hospitals by the end of … Read more
V-Day is a historic moment… and you can play your part: SIMON STEVENS, Chief Executive of NHS England, hails historic moment for Britain as we roll out our biggest ever vaccination drive By Simon Stevens Chief Executive Of Nhs England For The Daily Mail Published: 22:23 GMT, 7 December 2020 | Updated: 07:54 GMT, 8 … Read more
The first Britons to be given the coronavirus vaccine are arriving at hospitals as the country took a gigantic step towards ending the hated pandemic on a day being dubbed ‘V-Day’. The NHS has this morning started the biggest vaccination drive in British history at 50 hospital sites across the country where the UK’s new weapon … Read more
48 hours to V-Day: From NHS hubs to how you get a jab, here’s everything you need to know about the Covid-19 vaccine rollout By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 23:09 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 01:41 GMT, 6 December 2020 Advertisement Hailed as the breakthrough that will help reclaim our lives, the vaccine … Read more