Covid vaccine: Oxford man, 82, first in world to get Oxford/AstraZeneca jab
by Matthew Weaver from Science | The Guardian on (#5CC8A)
Dialysis patient Brian Pinker received jab at Oxford's Churchill hospital on Monday morning
An 82-year-old retired maintenance manager has become the first person in the world outside clinical trials to get the vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.
Speaking after getting the jab at Oxford's Churchill hospital at 7.30am, Brian Pinker, 82, said: The vaccine means everything to me. To my mind, it's the only way of getting back to normal life."
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