Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Malayali doctor, Ajikumar Kavidasan, was among the first 50 people to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine shot against Covid-19 at Croydon University Hospital in London on Tuesday.
Faced with a new of wave of Covid spread, the Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine is being given to all UK citizens free of cost and the initial priority is given to people who are above 80 years, frontline health workers looking after coronavirus patients, hospital staff, patients who have asthma, lung issues and diabetes.
Consultant chest physician and professor in pulmonary at at Croydon University Hospital, Dr Ajikumar comes under the high-risk category and the National Health Service (NHS) advised him to take the vaccine. After three weeks, Dr Ajikumar will be taking the next dose.
False claims about COVID-19 vaccines are spreading widely on social media, researchers warn. They could undermine public health efforts to curb the pandemic.