London: The 91-year-old Briton, the first person in the world to be given a fully tested COVID-19 vaccine Margaret Keenan, on Wednesday urged people to get the vaccine a year after their shot.
Keenan described receiving pfizer-biontech The COVID-19 vaccine as “the best thing ever” on 8 December 2020.
Keenan, better known as Maggie, said in a broadcast clip marking the anniversary, “It was amazing. I can’t believe it anymore, what happened at the time. I’m so glad I got the jab.”
“I encourage everyone to take it.”
Prime Minister boris johnson UK has highlighted Britain’s early success in introducing COVID-19 vaccines, saying it was the reason it was able to reopen England’s economy in July.
He is now urging officials to move the country’s ongoing booster program to the same level as the initial rollout in light of concerns over the new Omron version, which has seen him reimpose some mask mandates and travel restrictions .
“The vaccine is our first and best line of defense against the virus,” Johnson said.
The UK has now given its population of 67 million about 120 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, either as a first dose, as a second dose or as a booster.
Scientists are concerned that Omicron may be transmitting more than is currently effective delta version And there are mutations associated with reduced vaccine effectiveness.
health secretary Sajid Javido has said that the booster should continue to provide good protection against serious disease, even if the shots are less effective against Omicron than previous variants.
May Parsons, the nurse who vaccinated Keenan, said that many seriously ill people in her COVID-19 ward have not been vaccinated.
“If you’re unvaccinated, there’s still a chance[to get a shot],” Parsons said. “It’s still not too late.”
Keenan described receiving pfizer-biontech The COVID-19 vaccine as “the best thing ever” on 8 December 2020.
Keenan, better known as Maggie, said in a broadcast clip marking the anniversary, “It was amazing. I can’t believe it anymore, what happened at the time. I’m so glad I got the jab.”
“I encourage everyone to take it.”
Prime Minister boris johnson UK has highlighted Britain’s early success in introducing COVID-19 vaccines, saying it was the reason it was able to reopen England’s economy in July.
He is now urging officials to move the country’s ongoing booster program to the same level as the initial rollout in light of concerns over the new Omron version, which has seen him reimpose some mask mandates and travel restrictions .
“The vaccine is our first and best line of defense against the virus,” Johnson said.
The UK has now given its population of 67 million about 120 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, either as a first dose, as a second dose or as a booster.
Scientists are concerned that Omicron may be transmitting more than is currently effective delta version And there are mutations associated with reduced vaccine effectiveness.
health secretary Sajid Javido has said that the booster should continue to provide good protection against serious disease, even if the shots are less effective against Omicron than previous variants.
May Parsons, the nurse who vaccinated Keenan, said that many seriously ill people in her COVID-19 ward have not been vaccinated.
“If you’re unvaccinated, there’s still a chance[to get a shot],” Parsons said. “It’s still not too late.”
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