Emily Sanderson received the vaccine at the Sheffield Arena vaccination centre.
Ms Sanderson, who has an underlying health condition, was due to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine, but this was changed to Moderna, the NHS said.
The first Moderna jabs will be delivered in England today, as the NHS vaccination programme reaches another milestone.
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It comes after UK regulators said that people under the age of 30 should be offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca vaccine, saying there was a possible link between the jab and “extremely rare” blood clots.
The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine is expected to be delivered to people in Northern Ireland in the coming weeks as a 28-year-old solicitor this morning became one of the first people in England to receive the jab.
The Moderna coronavirus vaccine is set to be rolled out in England from Tuesday.
It comes after the first doses were delivered in Wales and Scotland last week and follows the rollout of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines, which began in December and January respectively.
Adults in their late 40s in England are set to be offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine this week.
Here’s what we know about the Moderna vaccine.
– How effective is it against coronavirus?
The phase three results suggested vaccine efficacy against the disease was 94.1%, and vaccine efficacy against severe Covid-19 was 100%.
More than 30,000 people in the US took part in the trial, from a wide range of age groups and ethnic backgrounds.