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The 91-year-old grandmother who became the first person in the world to get an approved Covid vaccine has today begged other people to come forward for their jabs.
Margaret Keenan was given her first dose of Pfizer at Coventry's University Hospital when the UK's roll-out began on December 8, 2020.
Since then, almost 43million other Britons have had a jab — but millions of adults are still yet to book their appointment.
Calling on the nation to take up the offer, Ms Keenan told BBC Breakfast: 'Whatever you thought before, please do have the jab.
'There is nothing to it. Don't be afraid of a needle. It is just to save your life and to save other lives.'
Margaret Keenan was given her first dose of Pfizer at Coventry's University Hospital when the UK's roll-out began on December 8, 2020
She added that it 'did feel very important to have it done' and she had hoped at the time that it would get 'the ball rolling' in
