The World's First Pfizer Vaccine Recipient Grandma... "The Best Birthday Gift, Thank You"

90-Year-Old Grandmother Receives Pfizer Vaccine for the First Time Worldwide on the Morning of the 8th (Local Time)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] A 90-year-old grandmother in the United Kingdom became the first person to receive the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.

According to foreign media including the AP News on the 8th (local time), Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old British grandmother, was the first person in the world to be administered the vaccine jointly developed by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer and the German company BioNTech.

Keenan received the vaccine injection at 6:31 a.m. at Coventry University Hospital and will turn 91 next week.

Keenan said on the day, "I am very honored to be the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine." She added about the vaccination, "I have received the best birthday present I could have hoped for early," and said, "Having spent most of the year alone, I can finally look forward to spending the new year with my family and friends."

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