UK becomes first Western country to roll out COVID-19 immunizations - CGTN

The United Kingdom began its massive rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday, the largest immunization program in UK history. The vaccine will be given first to frontline health workers, nursing home workers and those over age 80, before it is given more widely among the UK population.

Here are some major highlights from day one of inoculations in the UK.

Margaret Keenan, 90, is applauded by staff as she returns to her ward after becoming the first person in the UK to receive the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine in Coventry, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images

Margaret Keenan, 90, is applauded by staff as she returns to her ward after becoming the first person in the UK to receive the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine in Coventry, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images

William Shakespeare, 81, is the second person to receive the vaccine in Coventry, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images

William Shakespeare, 81, is the second person to receive the vaccine in Coventry, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images

Joanna Sloan, a nurse, becomes the first person in Northern Ireland to receive the first of two Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine jabs, in Belfast, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images

Joanna Sloan, a nurse, becomes the first person in Northern Ireland to receive the first of two Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine jabs, in Belfast, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images

The general manager of COVID-19 recovery prepares to administer the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in London to patient George Dyer, 90, at Croydon University Hospital in London, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images

The general manager of COVID-19 recovery prepares to administer the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in London to patient George Dyer, 90, at Croydon University Hospital in London, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images

Henry (Jack) Vokes, 98, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Bristol, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images

Henry (Jack) Vokes, 98, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Bristol, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson watches as a nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a local resident at Guy's Hospital in London, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson watches as a nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a local resident at Guy's Hospital in London, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images

A needle is filled from a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images

A needle is filled from a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images

A COVID-19 information leaflet and vaccination record card is seen in Newcastle, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images

A COVID-19 information leaflet and vaccination record card is seen in Newcastle, UK, December, 8, 2020. /Getty Images