UK to Begin ‘Historic’ Vaccine Roll-Out Against CCP Virus This Week

Specialist freezers await distribution of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the NHS from a secure location in Britain, in this undated handout obtained on Dec. 5, 2020. Public Health England/Handout via Reuters

Britain will begin vaccinating patients against the CCP virus this week, becoming the first country to roll out the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the government has announced.

“This coming week will be an historic moment as we begin vaccination against COVID-19,” said Health Secretary Matt Hancock in a statement issued on Sunday.