Britain is preparing to become the first country in the world to roll out the PFIZER/BIONTech COVID-19 vaccine this week.
The first doses are set to be administered on Tuesday, with the National Health Service giving top priority to vaccinating the senior citizens and healthcare workers.
Britain gave emergency use approval for the PFIZER vaccine last week, jumping ahead in global race to begin the most crucial mass inoculation programme in history. Till now Britain has ordered 40 million doses out of which about 800 thousand doses are expected to be available in the first week itself.
According to the Britain Health Ministry initial doses that have arrived from Belgium are being stored in secure locations across the country, where they will be quality checked.
