NHS nurse May Parsons said, “It’s a huge honor to be the first person in the country to deliver a COVID-19 jab to a patient, I’m just glad that I’m able to play a part in this historic day.
“The last few months have been tough for all of us working in the NHS, but now it feels like there is light at the end of the tunnel,” she added.
Parsons, originally from the Philippines, has been working in the NHS for over 24 years, She’s been a nurse at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire since 2003.
Meanwhile, NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens commented, “Less than a year after the first case of this new disease was diagnosed, the NHS has now delivered the first clinically approved COVID-19 vaccination – that is a remarkable achievement.”
“A heartfelt thank you goes to everyone who has made this a reality – the scientists and doctors who worked tirelessly, and the volunteers who selflessly took part in the trials. They have achieved in months what normally takes years.
“My colleagues across the health service are rightly proud of this historic moment as we lead in deploying the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.”
