Brian Pinker, an 82-year-old kidney disease patient on dialysis at Oxford's Churchill hospital, was the first to receive the jab on 4 January last year
doses have been administered in the UK, saving countless lives, keeping people out of hospital, and reducing the pressure on the NHS.Brian Pinker, an 82-year-old kidney disease patient on dialysis at Oxford's Churchill hospital, wasFollowing his jab, the retired maintenance manager said:"I am so pleased to be getting the COVID vaccine today and really proud that it is one that was invented in Oxford.
His jab was given by Sam Foster, chief nursing officer at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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