One of first people in UK to receive Covid jab says: 'I feel it's my duty'

Hari Shukla, 87, and his wife Ranjan to have first of two injections of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccineCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAn 87-year-old retired race relations expert from Newcastle will help make medical history when he does his “duty” and becomes one of the first people in the western world to have a Covid vaccine.“I’m so pleased we are hopefully coming towards the end of this pandemic and I am delighted to be doing my bit by having the vaccine”, said Hari Shukla ahead of receiving his jab. “I feel it is my duty to do so and do whatever I can to help.” Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/08/one-of-first-people-in-uk-to-receive-covid-jab-says-i-feel-its-my-duty #coronavirus #vaccines_and_immunisation #health #uk_news #nhs #hospitals #health_policy