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Photos: First COVID-19 vaccines begin in U.K.

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December 8, 2020, 6:30 PM ET

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The COVID cavalry is coming. And we’re about to see how strong it is. The U.K. has already given Pfizer and partner BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine a green light, and the first doses were given today. Margaret Keenan was the first person to receive a COVID vaccine.

A critical meeting among Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisers on Dec. 10 could lead to emergency authorization in the United States in short order, and certain high-risk Americans could begin receiving COVID vaccines within weeks.

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Margaret Keenan, 90, returns to her ward at University Hospital in Coventry after becoming the first person in the U.K. to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, on Dec. 8, 2020.
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A nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to care home worker Pillay Jagambrun, 61, at Croydon University Hospital in London.
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Grace Thomson receives the COVID-19 vaccine from Paula McMahon at the Louisa Jordan Hospital in Glasgow.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson watches as nurse Rebecca Cathersides administers the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Lyn Wheeler at Guy’s Hospital in London.
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Lorna Lucas, 81, reacts as she receives the first of two Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shots at Guy’s Hospital in London on Dec. 8, 2020.
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Staff at Southmead Hospital in Bristol receive delivery of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and store the vials safely.
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A vial of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine ready for administration at Guy’s Hospital in London.
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A vaccinator poses for a photograph in a booth at Cardiff and Vale Therapy Centre in Cardiff, Wales. NHS staff, those over 80 years old, and care home residents will be among the first to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
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A card that will be given to patients following COVID-19 vaccine shots.
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