Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from Coventry became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer vaccine outside of clinical trials this morning.

Maggie , who turns 91 next week and is a retired jewellery shop assistant. She received the jab at 6.31am in Coventry.

"I feel so privileged to be the first person vaccinated against Covid-19, it's the best early birthday present I could wish for because it means I can finally look forward to spending time with my family and friends in the New Year after being on my own for most of the year," 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’’, she was quoted saying by British media.