MANILA, Philippines — The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine given to the 90-year old British woman, who is deemed the first person to get inoculated outside clinical trials, was administered by a Filipina nurse.
In a tweet, the British ambassador to the Philippines and Palau, Daniel Pruce, said Filipina nurse May Parsons administered the vaccine to 90-year old Margaret Keenan.
Pruce thanked Filipino healthcare workers for their “enormous contribution” in the country’s fight against COVID-19.
“A fantastic moment! And great to see that the vaccine is administered by Nurse May Parsons from the Philippines – one of the many thousands of Filipino healthcare workers making such…
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