The COVID vaccination program in the United Kingdom, the country that approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for the first time on Wednesday, is starting today. The health workers, the elderly and care home workers will receive the vaccine initially. The National Health Service (NHS) will be responsible for vaccinating these high-risk individuals, according to the UK Department of Health.
Meanwhile, Britain is building a refrigerator at a temperature of -70°C to preserve Pfizer’s COVID vaccine.
The Serum Institute has sought approval of the Oxford vaccine in India. On the other hand, the first consignment of China’s Sinovac COVID vaccine has arrived in Indonesia.
UK Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock described the start of the COVID vaccination campaign as a “historic moment”. He also urged everyone to play their role in tackling coronavirus.
According to a BBC report, health workers, people over the age of 80 and care home workers who initially fought against the COvid-19 will be vaccinated first. 50 hospitals have been identified as COVID vaccination sites in the UK.
The vaccination will also begin in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from Tuesday. It has been informed that vaccinations will also be given in these places from the hospital.
A special container of the vaccine, invented by US company Pfizer and German BioNTech, has been shipped to the UK from Belgium. Later, they were kept in a safe place. From there, they were sent to the hospitals where the vaccines will be applied.
Professor Stephen Paus, the NHS’s national medical director, said the first dose of the COVID vaccine arrived at hospitals on Monday, despite many complications. “Vaccination will begin on Tuesday. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, 94, will also receive the vaccine in a few weeks,” he added.Earlier on 2 December, the United Kingdom was the first country in the world to approve the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Bahrain later gave emergency approval to the vaccine. Source: https://www.daily-bangladesh.com
