History-making Irish grandmother receives second Pfizer vaccine dose in UK

Margaret Keenan, 91, receives her second dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine from modern matron May Parsons at University Hospital, Coventry Pictuyre: Jonny Weeks/The Guardian/PA

A grandmother who became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer vaccine earlier this month following its clinical approval has been given her second dose.

Margaret Keenan was given the follow-up injection at Coventry University Hospital in the UK on Tuesday, three weeks after making history with the first jab.