World’s first patient to get Covid- 19 vaccine, 90, leaves hospital ‘feeling great’ (photos)

‘My family and I are so grateful for the positive comments and well wishes received.

‘I would urge everybody to get their vaccine as and when they are asked to do so.’

The UK is the first nation to start immunising its population in what has been hailed as a turning point in the battle against coronavirus.

Mrs Keenan, who marks her 91st birthday next week, received the first of 800,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.

Speaking immediately after receiving the vaccine, administered by matron May Parsons, Mrs Keenan told of the ‘great opportunity’ of being offered the jab.

She said: ‘I can’t thank May and the NHS staff enough who have looked after me tremendously, and my advice to anyone offered the vaccine is to take it – if I can have it at 90, then you can have it too.’