Britain becomes 1st Western nation to administer COVID-19 vaccine

Britain on Tuesday started administering doses of the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. and German partner BioNTech SE, becoming the first Western country to put such a vaccine into practical use.British Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed that the vaccination program was starting at up to 70 hospitals across the country the same day.Margaret Keenan, 90, became the first person in the world to receive the fully tested Pfizer COVID-19 jab after its clinical approval, according to the National Health Service of England."Less than a year after the f…READ FULL ARTICLE