Margaret Keenan

Those that are self-financing will be guaranteed sufficient doses to protect a certain proportion of their population, depending on how much they buy into it; funded countries will receive enough doses to vaccinate up to 20 per cent of their population in the longer term.

The WHO says the programme represents "a huge success for multilateralism and cooperation."

Britain on Dec. 8 became the first Western country to start mass coronavirus vaccinations, as Joe Biden pledged his administration would inoculate 100 million people in the United States over the first 100 days of his presidency.

Margaret Keenan turns 91 next week

Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother, on Tuesday became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer NSE -0.33 % COVID-19 vaccine shot outside of a trial as Britain began vaccinating its population.
Great Britain is the first Western country to start vaccinating its general population today.

A 90-year-old woman has become the first person to be given a Covid jab as part of the mass vaccination programme being rolled out across the UK.

Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, said it was the "best early birthday present".