Margaret Keenan

Who is Margaret Keenan and why this 90-year-old British woman is grabbing eyeballs

Margaret Keenan alias Maggie is a 90-year-old British grandmother who became the first patient in the world to receive the Pfizer coronavirus jab following its clinical approval as the National Health Service (NHS) launched its vaccine campaign on Tuesday.

Dec 09, 2020, 10:25 AM IST

90-year-old British grandmother becomes first person to receive Pfizer anti-COVID jab in 'landmark moment'

Maggie is among the first set of people contacted in advance by the NHS for the jab based on a pre-determined health risk criteria and will include 87-year-old British Indian grandfather of nine Hari Shukla, who will get his first dose at a hospital in Newcastle.

Dec 08, 2020, 14:01 PM IST